border collie

noun

variants or Border Collie or less commonly 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

The study involved only 12 dogs in the main experiment, most of them border collies, and the animals viewed still photographs instead of real people. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The number of dogs involved in the study was small and most of the dogs were border collies, a smart breed known for its ability to follow social cues. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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

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