First Known Use: 1590
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colly
verb col·ly \ˈkä-lē\
col·liedcol·ly·ing
Definition of COLLY
transitive verb
dial chiefly British : to blacken with or as if with soot
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Origin of COLLY
alteration of Middle English colwen, from Old English *colgian, from Old English col coal
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