English Dictionary

colly

/ˈkɒli/

noun

(Britain, dialect) Soot. / (Britain, dialect) A blackbird / (dated) Alternative spelling of collie

I saw a colly on the street.

意味（1）

(Britain, dialect) Soot.

besmeared with soot , colly

意味（2）

(Britain, dialect) A blackbird

意味（3）

(dated) Alternative spelling of collie

Can a Whig lick the feet o' the tyrant wha usurps oor Lord's throne, and accept o' ane indulgence frae him, hurled to him as a bane to a colly dog, binding himself to think as he thinks, and to preach as he wulls it; and to flatter tyranny in church and state, to win a paltry boon!