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Coolie vs Collie - What's the difference?

coolie | collie |

As nouns the difference between coolie and collie

is that coolie is an unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers while collie is any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs.

coolie

English

(wikipedia coolie)

Alternative forms

* cooly, kuli, quli, koelie, etc.

Noun

(coolies)
  • (offensive, slang) An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
  • A person of Indian descent.

    • Derived terms

    * coolie orange

    References

    * Yule, Henry and Burnell, A. C. (1886): Hobson-Jobson The Anglo-Indian Dictionary . Reprint: Ware, Hertfordshire. Wordsworth Editions Limited. 1996. * Le grand dictionnaire Ricci de la langue chinoise , (2001), Vol. III, p. 833. English terms derived from Hindi English terms derived from Urdu

    collie

    English

    (wikipedia collie)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs

    • Derived terms

    * collie eye anomaly * collie-shangie

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