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).