border collie

noun

variants often Border collie

: any of a breed of medium-sized sheepdogs of British origin noted for their herding abilities

Examples of border collie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dome-shaped, like a furry armadillo, and ranging from the size of a large cat to a small border collie, raccoons sport a mask of black fur around their eyes surrounded by a halo of white, set above long thick whiskers. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Tsunami, the black-and-white border collie with one blue eye and another brown, quickly became one of the most recognizable faces of Venezuela’s earthquake response. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

Days into the emergency, in the Caracas parish of San Bernardino, a border collie with one blue eye and one brown marked a precise point in the wreckage of the Residencias Rita. — Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

This husky-border collie mix is one of Pebbles' seven new pet siblings. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for border collie

• akali
• bengali
• diwali
• loblolly
• naphtali
• nepali
• secale
• somali
• colley
• dolly
• folly
• golly