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dolly
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?li/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?li/
- Rhymes: -?li
Etymology 1
From doll +? -y, from the given name Dorothy, originally applied either to a woman or female pet or to a children's toy, and expanded to refer to various types of contrivances or devices.
Alternative forms
- dollie
Noun
dolly (plural dollies)
- (childish, colloquial) A doll.
- A contrivance for stirring:
- A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
- Synonym: posser
- A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
- A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
- A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
- In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
- A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
- A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
- A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
- (film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
- (slang) A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid. [from 1790s]
- 1996, Billboard (number 45, page 24)
- This glorious collection should be passed around clubland as a textbook study in making a seamless transition from being a disco dolly to a serious pop vocalist.
- 1996, Billboard (number 45, page 24)
- (slang, Britain, dated) A fashionable young woman, one who follows the latest music or clothing fashions. [1960s]
- (cricket, dated) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
- (gambling) A marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.
Derived terms
- crab dolly
- dolly grip
- dolly mixture
- dolly bird
- tube dolly
Descendants
- Welsh: doli
Translations
See also
- (small truck): hand truck
- (specialized piece of film equipment): tracking shot
Verb
dolly (third-person singular simple present dollies, present participle dollying, simple past and past participle dollied)
- (transitive, cricket) To hit a dolly.
- (transitive) To move (an object) using a dolly.
- (transitive) To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
- (transitive) To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
- (transitive) To crush ore with a dolly.
Etymology 2
Disputed. Most scholars derive the term from doll +? -y, as Etymology 1, above. Linguist Ian Hancock, however, suggests derivation from Italian dolce (“sweet”).
Adjective
dolly (comparative more dolly, superlative most dolly)
- (Polari) Pretty; attractive.
- (Yorkshire, especially Sheffield) left-handed (also dolly-handed, dolly-pawed, dolly-posh)
Etymology 3
From Hindi ???? (??l?).
Noun
dolly (plural dollies)
- (India) An offering of fruit or flowers.
References
Anagrams
- Lloyd, oldly
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