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col·lie
(kŏl′ē)n.
A medium-to-large dog of a breed originating in Scotland as a sheepdog, having a long narrow muzzle and either a long rough coat or a short smooth coat, depending on the variety.
[Scots, perhaps variant of colly, like coal, from Middle English col, coal; see coal.]
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collie
(ˈkɒlɪ)n
(Breeds) any of several silky-coated breeds of dog developed for herding sheep and cattle. See Border collie, rough collie, bearded collie
[C17: Scottish, probably from earlier colie black with coal dust, from cole coal]
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col•lie
(ˈkɒl i)n.
one of a breed of large Scottish sheepherding dogs with a long, narrow, wedge-shaped head and either a long, thick, straight coat or a short, hard coat.
[1645–55; perhaps Scots colle coal (in reference to the original coloration of the breed)]
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| Noun | 1. |  collie - a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotlandsheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog - any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep |
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kolie
collie
skota ŝafhundo
lammaskoira
škotski ovčar
コリー
콜리
collie
collie
สุนัขใหญ่ขนยาวที่ใช้เลี้ยงแกะ
giống chó côli
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collie
n → Collie m
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collie
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