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collie (iou) and toast 1, noun (oh)


collie (iou)



collie noun. Also colly, colley. M17.
[Perh. from COAL (from its colour) + -IE, -Y6: cf. COLLY adjective & noun2.]
A sheepdog of an orig. Scottish breed with a long pointed nose and usu. long hair. Also collie-dog.
bearded collie: see BEARDED 1. border collie: see BORDER noun. rough collie: see ROUGH adjective.

toast 1, noun (oh)




[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: TOAST2;]
[Sense: 2; Origin: from the use of pieces of toast to add to the taste of drink]
[U] bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft
::I had a piece of toast for breakfast.
[C] if you drink a toast to someone, you drink something in order to thank them, wish them luck etc
::I'd like to propose a toast (=ask people to drink a toast) to the bride and groom.
be the toast of Broadway/Hollywood etc
to be very popular and praised by many people for something you have done in a particular field of work
warm as toast
BrE very warm and comfortable
::They sat near the fire, warm as toast.
be toast
informal to be in trouble because of something you have done
::If you challenge her, you're toast.
-see also French toast