From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animals, Petscolliecol‧lie /ˈkɒli $ ˈkɑːli/ noun [countable]
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HBADHPa middle-sizeddog with long hair, kept as a pet or trained to control sheepExamples from the Corpuscollie• A collie on a leashnipped me on the heel, going through the skin.• However, such restrictive exercise would not satisfy the ethological requirements of breeds such as dalmatians, dobermanns and collies.• A huge, beautifulcollie in his luxuriantprime, mouth gaping, tonguelolling, eyes staring lifelessly at nothing.• A bordercollie mix, she explodes with energy.• A rough-coated collie called Tip, he was offered to me by some relatives down the dale whilst I still had Chip.• Then Jess - collie from CanineDefence, had to be put down eventually.• A Smithfield is a leggy type of collie of the sort that bullockdrovers used when working cattle half a century ago.• Some will be smooth-coated, after the greyhound, while others will be rough-coated, after the collie.Origincollie(1600-1700) Probably from coal; because of its color