: any of a breed of tailless dogs developed in England and having a profuse blue-gray and white coat
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Old English sheepdog
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Recent Examples on the WebBut in 2020, her Old English sheepdog, Patricio, would sometimes wake up in the night gasping for breath because of an inflammatory disorder in his nasal cavity.—Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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