collie
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishAnimals, Petscolliecol‧lie /ˈkɒli $ ˈkɑːli/ noun [countable]
HBADHPa middle-sized dog with long hair, kept as a pet or trained to control sheepExamples from the Corpuscollie• A collie on a leash nipped 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, beautiful collie in his luxuriant prime, mouth gaping, tongue lolling, eyes staring lifelessly at nothing.• A border collie 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 Canine Defence, had to be put down eventually.• A Smithfield is a leggy type of collie of the sort that bullock drovers 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.Origin collie (1600-1700) Probably from coal; because of its color
HBADHPa middle-sized dog with long hair, kept as a pet or trained to control sheepExamples from the Corpuscollie• A collie on a leash nipped 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, beautiful collie in his luxuriant prime, mouth gaping, tongue lolling, eyes staring lifelessly at nothing.• A border collie 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 Canine Defence, had to be put down eventually.• A Smithfield is a leggy type of collie of the sort that bullock drovers 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.Origin collie (1600-1700) Probably from coal; because of its color