collie

col·lie  (kl)

n.

A medium-to-large dog of a breed originating in Scotland as a sheepdog, having a long narrow muzzle and either a long thick straight coat or a short hard flat coat, depending on the variety.

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[Scots, perhaps variant of colly, like coal, from Middle English col, coal; see coal.]

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collie

Noun

a silky-haired dog used for herding sheep and cattle [Scots, probably from earlier colie black]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

collie - a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog - any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep

Translations

collie [ˈkɔlɪ] n (dog) → collie m; perro pastor escocés

collie [ˈkɔlɪ] n (= dog) → colley m

collie [ˈkɔlɪ] n → Collie m

collie [ˈkɔlɪ] n (dog) → collie m inv