COLLIE


Meaning of COLLIE in English

— collielike , adj.

/kol"ee/ , n.

one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.

[ 1645-55; perh. Scots colle COAL (in reference to the original coloration of the breed) + -IE; cf. ME Colle dog's name ]

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