collie

CEFRB1

/ˈkɒli/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A dog breed known for its long nose and thick coat.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A locality in the Gilgandra council area and the Warren council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.

Examples

  • We keep a collie as a pet.

  • Tom's dog is a collie.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A surname.

  2. Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs

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The loyal blank herded the sheep back into the pen.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Perhaps originally from coal, with reference to its colour; compare colly and collier. More at Wikipedia at collie § Name.