Old English sheepdog vs sheep dog

Old English sheepdog and sheep dog both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Old English sheepdog	Yes	No	No	No
sheep dog	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sheep dog is a hypernym of Old English sheepdog; that is, sheep dog is a word with a broader meaning than Old English sheepdog:

Old English sheepdog: large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
sheep dog: any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep

Other hypernyms of Old English sheepdog include sheepdog, shepherd dog.

Old English sheepdog (noun)	sheep dog (noun)
large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain	any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep

Old English sheepdog vs sheep dog

Old English sheepdog and sheep dog both are nouns.

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