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Colly   /kˈɑli/   Listen
noun
Collie  n.  (Written also colly, colley)  (Zool.) 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.



Colly  n.  The black grime or soot of coal. (Obs.)



Colly  n.  A kind of dog. See Collie.



verb
Colly  v. t.  (past & past part. collied; pres. part. collying)  To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime. (Archaic.) "Thou hast not collied thy face enough." "Brief as the lighting in the collied night."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Colly" Quotes from Famous Books



... Colly!" interposed Blount; "there's no time to listen to Terry's badinage. We're all too sleepy for jesting; tell us what you've got ...
— The Boy Slaves • Mayne Reid



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