Sheepadoodle

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dog that is a cross between an Old English Sheepdog and a poodle.

    "“What breed is he? Or she?” a woman […] asked me one morning. Her large black sheepdog mix circled around us. / “He,” I said. “Terrier mutt.” / “Don’t ever say that,” the woman scolded me. “Mutt is a horrible, insensitive, mean thing to call any dog.” Off she stalked with her sheepadoodle, or whatever his precise and proper designation was."

Example

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"“What breed is he? Or she?” a woman […] asked me one morning. Her large black sheepdog mix circled around us. / “He,” I said. “Terrier mutt.” / “Don’t ever say that,” the woman scolded me. “Mutt is a horrible, insensitive, mean thing to call any dog.” Off she stalked with her sheepadoodle, or whatever his precise and proper designation was."

Etymology

Blend of sheepdog + poodle, after Labradoodle; compare doodle (“poodle crossbreed”).

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