col ‧ lie /ˈkɒli $ ˈkɑːli/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from coal ; because of its color ]
a middle-sized dog with long hair, kept as a pet or trained to control sheep
col ‧ lie /ˈkɒli $ ˈkɑːli/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from coal ; because of its color ]
a middle-sized dog with long hair, kept as a pet or trained to control sheep
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012