colly

col·ly

verb \ˈkä-lē\

col·liedcol·ly·ing

Definition of COLLY

transitive verb

dialect chiefly British

: to blacken with or as if with soot

Origin of COLLY

alteration of Middle English colwen, from Old English *colgian, from Old English col coal

First Known Use: 1590

Rhymes with COLLY

Bali, brolly, Cali, collie, Dalí, dolly, folly, golly, holly, jolly, lolly, Mali, molly, Pali, poly, quale, trolley, volley