Definition of Border collie

1. Noun. Developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle.

Generic synonyms: Sheep Dog, Sheepdog, Shepherd Dog

Definition of Border collie

1. Proper noun. A herding dog bred near the border between England and Scotland which is widely regarded as the most intelligent breed of dog. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Border Collie

Bootniks
Boott's goldenrod
Boraginaceae
Borago
Borago officinalis
Borazon
Borda count
Borda counts
Bordeau theory
Bordeaux
Bordeaux mixture
Bordeaux wine
Border Collie
Border collie (current term)
Border terrier
Bordet-Gengou bacillus
Bordet-Gengou phenomenon
Bordet-Gengou potato blood agar
Bordet and Gengou reaction
Bordetella parapertussis
Bordetella pertussis
Bordon
Bordwellian
Boreas
Borel function
Borel measurable
Borel measure
Borel set

Literary usage of Border collie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Britain's Most Distinctive Bed and Breakfast by Paul Wade (1999)
"Bracken, the Welsh border collie, likes taking guests for a walk hut we would be content to sit in the garden, ga/e at the view and do nothing ai all. ..."

2. The Dog: Bibliography January 1985-January 1994 by Cynthia P. Smith (1995)
"A6 Response of bonded and non-bonded sheep to the approach of a trained border collie. Anderson, DM; Hulet, CV; Shupe, WL; Smith, JN; Murray, LW Amsterdam ..."

3. Housing, Husbandry, And Welfare Of Sheep And Goats Bibliography January 85 by D'Anna Berry (1997)
"A6 Response of bonded and non-bonded sheep to the approach of a trained border collie. Anderson, DM; Hulet, CV; Shupe, WL; Smith, JN; Murray, LW Amsterdam ..."

4. Much Bigger Than Grownups: Chronicles of a Native South Africanby Shelley Wood Gauld by Shelley Wood Gauld (2006)
"She was a beautiful three year old pitch-black cross Border-Collie Belgian-Shepherd. Because she was spayed, she never had a litter and remained a ..."

5. Britain's Most Distinctive Bed and Breakfast by Paul Wade (1999)
"Bracken, the Welsh border collie, likes taking guests for a walk hut we would be content to sit in the garden, ga/e at the view and do nothing ai all. ..."

6. The Dog: Bibliography January 1985-January 1994 by Cynthia P. Smith (1995)
"A6 Response of bonded and non-bonded sheep to the approach of a trained border collie. Anderson, DM; Hulet, CV; Shupe, WL; Smith, JN; Murray, LW Amsterdam ..."

7. Housing, Husbandry, And Welfare Of Sheep And Goats Bibliography January 85 by D'Anna Berry (1997)
"A6 Response of bonded and non-bonded sheep to the approach of a trained border collie. Anderson, DM; Hulet, CV; Shupe, WL; Smith, JN; Murray, LW Amsterdam ..."

8. Much Bigger Than Grownups: Chronicles of a Native South Africanby Shelley Wood Gauld by Shelley Wood Gauld (2006)
"She was a beautiful three year old pitch-black cross Border-Collie Belgian-Shepherd. Because she was spayed, she never had a litter and remained a ..."

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