colly
to blacken as with coal dust; begrime.
grime; soot.
Origin of colly
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How to use colly in a sentence
Thin ye will 'ave done no more than Master colly, who has already robbed 'im ov twa—the haffections ov 'is wife an' bairn.
The Boy Slaves | Mayne ReidIn another, a colly dog jumped over a coffin which a funeral party had set on the ground while they rested.
Russian Fairy Tales | W. R. S. RalstonI'll take your old clothes, colly, sooner than disgrace you by talking to you in the street in my own; but I wont borrow money.
The Doctor's Dilemma | George Bernard ShawThe kitchen was empty, and silent too, except for the tick of the clock and the colly's labored breathing.
A Son of Hagar | Sir Hall CaineWith a great burst of bleating they dashed off, the colly running after them.
Glimpses of Three Coasts | Helen Hunt Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for colly
/ (ˈkɒlɪ) archaic, or dialect /
soot or grime, such as coal dust
(tr) to begrime; besmirch
Origin of colly
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