Sc. Also culleshangee, cullishang, colly-shangie, -gy. [Connection with Gael. callaidh ‘wrangling, outcry,’ has been suggested; also, that the first part is COLLIE sheep-dog, and that the original sense was either a noisy quarrel of dogs, or the racket made by a dog when a ‘shangie’ or encumbrance is tied to his tail; but historical evidence is wanting.] Noisy quarrel, ‘row,’ uproar; confused fight.
a. 1745. Meston, Poems (1767), 115 (Jam.). Macbane and Donald did quarrel, And in a culleshangee landed.
1768. Ross, Helenore, 85 (Jam.). The collyshangy raise to sick a height.
1790. Burns, ‘Kind Sir, I’ve read, etc.’ (Globe), 110. How the collieshangie works Atween the Russians and the Turks.
1805. A. Scott, Poems, 93 (Jam.). Cullishangs ’tween man and wife Happen whyles for want o’ siller.
1815. Scott, Guy M., xxiv. A hard-headed loon, that was aye bringing himself and other folk into collie-shangies.
1884. Q. Victoria, More Leaves, 139–40. Good Sharp going with us and having occasional ‘collie-shangies’ with collies when we came near cottages.
