collie
noun/ˈkɒli/
/ˈkɑːli/
- a dog of which there are several types. One type has a long pointed nose and long thick hair and is popular as a pet. A smaller type of collie with shorter hair is often trained to help control sheep on a farm. see also Border collieTopics Animalsc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: perhaps from coal (the breed originally being black).
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