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collie definition

col·lie (käl′ē)

noun

any of a breed of large, long-haired dog with a long, narrow head: first bred in Scotland for herding sheep

Etymology: said to be < coaly, coal-black < the color of some of the breed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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