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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dog \Dog\ (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan.
     dogge, Sw. dogg.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the
        domestic dog ({Canis familiaris).
  
     Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the
           inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
           attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred
           varieties, as the akita, beagle, bloodhound,
           bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog,
           foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer,
           poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz
           dog, terrier, German shepherd, pit bull,
           Chihuahua, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and
           partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs,
           like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the
           Vocabulary.)
           [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
              should do this great thing?           -- 2 Kings
                                                    viii. 13 (Rev.
                                                    Ver. )
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
        dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and
        Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis
        Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
        andiron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mech.)
        (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
            into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
            raising or moving them.
        (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
            the carriage of a sawmill.
        (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
            especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
            adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
            tool.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     8. a hot dog. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
           the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
           It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
           a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
           also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
           dog Latin.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     A dead dog, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
  
     A dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents
        others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
        but is none to him.
  
     Dog ape (Zo["o]l.), a male ape.
  
     Dog cabbage, or Dog's cabbage (Bot.), a succulent herb,
        native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum
        Cynocrambe).
  
     Dog cheap, very cheap. See under Cheap.
  
     Dog ear (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]
  
     Dog+flea+(Zo["o]l.),+a+species+of+flea+({Pulex+canis" rel="nofollow">Dog flea (Zo["o]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis)
        which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to
        man. In America it is the common flea. See Flea, and
        Aphaniptera.
  
     Dog+grass+(Bot.),+a+grass+({Triticum+caninum" rel="nofollow">Dog grass (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum) of the same
        genus as wheat.
  
     Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.
        
  
     Dog+lichen+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+lichen+({Peltigera+canina" rel="nofollow">Dog lichen (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina)
        growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
        expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
        veins beneath.
  
     Dog louse (Zo["o]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.
        H[ae]matopinus piliferus; another species is
        Trichodectes latus.
  
     Dog power, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
        traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
        churning.
  
     Dog salmon (Zo["o]l.), a salmon of northwest America and
        northern Asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also holia,
        and hone.
  
     Dog shark. (Zo["o]l.) See Dogfish.
  
     Dog's meat, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.
  
     Dog Star. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Dog wheat (Bot.), Dog grass.
  
     Dog whelk (Zo["o]l.), any species of univalve shells of the
        family Nassid[ae], esp. the Nassa reticulata of
        England.
  
     To give to the dogs, or To throw to the dogs, to throw
        away as useless. ``Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of
        it.'' --Shak.
  
     To go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Collie \Col"lie\ (k[o^]l"l[y^]), n. [Gael. cuilean whelp, puppy,
     dog.] (Zo["o]l.)
     The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the
     rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its
     intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks.
     [Written also colly, colley.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Collie \Col"lie\, n. [Gael. cuilean whelp, puppy, dog.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the
     rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its
     intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks.
     [Written also colly, colley.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  collie
       n : a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow
           head developed in Scotland

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  collie
     Αγγλικά n.
     κόλεϊ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  collie
     Danish n.
     (l en collie)
     Finnish n.
     1 #English
     2 rough collie
     Spanish n.
     (l en collie)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Collie
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Collie
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  collie
     Danish n.
     (l en collie)
     Finnish n.
     1 #English
     2 rough collie
     Spanish n.
     (l en collie)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Collie
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  collie
     Danish n.
     (l en collie)
     Finnish n.
     1 #English
     2 rough collie
     Spanish n.
     (l en collie)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Collie
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  collie
     n.
     1 skotlanninpaimenkoira, lassie, (l en collie)
     2 paimenkoirien alaryhmä

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]

  collie
     n.
     1 skotlanninpaimenkoira, lassie, (l en collie)
     2 paimenkoirien alaryhmä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  collie
     n.
     en skotsk hundras

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Collie
     Tyska n.
     (tagg kat=hundar språk=de) collie

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  collie
     n.
     en skotsk hundras

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:deu-bul ]

  Collie /ˈkɔli/ /ˈkɔliː/ 
  коли
  schottischer Schäferhund

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Collie /kɔlˈiː/ 
   [zool.] collie 

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Collie /ˈkɔli/ /ˈkɔliː/ 
  колли, шотландская овчарка
  schottischer Schäferhund

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Collie /kˈɒli/
  الكولي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  collie //ˈkɒli// 
  коли
  group of dog breeds

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  collie /kˈɒli/ 
  kolie

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  collie /kˈɒli/
  Collie  [zool.]

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  collie //ˈkɒli// 
  collie, skotlanninpaimenkoira
  group of dog breeds

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  collie /kˈɒli/ 
  1. एक~प्रकार~का~कुत्ता
        "Collie is a very active dog."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  collie /kˈɒli/
  ovčar, ovčar (pas), pas, pas ovčar

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  collie /kˈɒli/
  hosszú szôrû skót juhászkutya

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  collie //ˈkɒli// 
  コリー
  group of dog breeds

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  collie //ˈkɒli// 
  collie
  group of dog breeds

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  collie /kˈɒli/
  1. iskoç çoban köpeği.

From Nederlands-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:nld-ita ]

  collie /kɔlˈi/ 
   [1. naam voor Schotse langharige herdershond] collie

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  collie /kɔlˈi/ 
  collie
  1. naam voor Schotse langharige herdershond

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  collie
  collie

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  collie /kˈɔliːə/ 
  Collie

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/kɔlˈliː/jə/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɑɫi/

From IPA:fi :   [ IPA:fi ]

  

collie/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 柯利狗;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 牧羊狗

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