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collie
(käl′ē)
noun
any of a breed of large, long-haired dog with a long, narrow head: first bred in Scotland for herding sheep
Origin: said to be < coaly, coal-black < the color of some of the breed
See collie in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
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.
Origin:
Origin: Scots
Origin: , perhaps variant of colly, like coal
Origin: , from Middle English col, coal; see coal
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