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colly
col·ly
/
ˈkɒl
i
/
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[
kol
-ee
]
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verb,
col·lied,
col·ly·ing,
noun
British Dialect
.
verb (used with object)
1.
to blacken as with coal dust; begrime.
noun
2.
grime; soot.
Origin:
1555–65;
variant of
collow
(v.),
Middle English
colwen,
derivative of
Old English
col
coal
; see
-y
1
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colly
(ˈkɒlɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-lies
1.
soot or grime, such as coal dust
—
vb
,
-lies
,
collies
,
collying
,
collied
2.
(
tr
) to begrime; besmirch
[C16: ultimately from Old English
col
coal
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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