"collie-shangie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: collie-shangies [plural]
Etymology: From Scots collie-shangie, from collie (“a breed of dog”), and shangie (“an object tied to a dog's tail”). The frustration of having a shangie attached made the highly energetic collies irritable and likely to fight. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|collie-shangie}} Scots collie-shangie, {{m|sco|collie||a breed of dog}} collie (“a breed of dog”), {{m|sco|shangie||an object tied to a dog's tail}} shangie (“an object tied to a dog's tail”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} collie-shangie (plural collie-shangies)
  1. (archaic, Scotland) A loud quarrelsome fight. Tags: Scotland, archaic Synonyms: collieshangie
    Sense id: en-collie-shangie-en-noun-cJzbfTbo Categories (other): Scottish English

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