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SHEEPDOG
Etymology
Noun
sheepdog (plural sheepdogs)
A breed of dog, used for herding sheep.
A breed of dog used for guarding sheep.
(slang, dated) A chaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role.
(US, slang, police) A police officer.
Verb
sheepdog (third-person singular simple present sheepdogs, present participle sheepdogging, simple past and past participle sheepdogged)
To chaperon or shepherd.
Source: Wiktionary
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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