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dolly
/ˈdɑli/
noun 8verb 5adj 2name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
common, grown, little
VERB + DOLLY
called, form, hope, hugging, latch, named
DOLLY + NOUN
ewe, pegs, s, tub, varden
PREP.
in, into
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
1
A doll.
‘He pushed one of my dolly’s eyes in,’ sobbed Dora, hugging her dolly as she replied.
2
A roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.
3
A contrivance for stirring:
LAUNDRY. 1 Dolly tub and pegs 2 Mangle 3 Washing machine
In its most common form, the dolly was a four- or five-legged stool attached to an upright handle about three feet long with a crossbar handle at the top.
4
A contrivance for stirring:
The dolly tub or rinsing bucket, fig. 630., has an upright shaft which bears the vane or dolly a b, turned by the winch handle.
5
A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
A, is the steam or air cylinder for forcing the dolly B, hard against the rivet head while rivetting: when used for making rivets the dolly B, is unshipped, and the rivet heading apparatus substituted.
verb
1
To hit a dolly.
2
To move (an object) using a dolly.
3
To move a camera (usually toward or away from its subject) using a dolly.
4
To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
5
To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
adj
1
Pretty; attractive.
Divine. Sitting, sipping a tiny drinkette, vadaïng the great butch omis and dolly little palones trolling by, or disporting yourself on the sable plage getting your lallies all bronzed - your riah getting bleached by the soleil.
She minces past the brandy latch / to vada dolly dish for trade, silly / with oomph and taste to park.
2
Left-handed (also dolly-handed, dolly-pawed, dolly-posh).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a small replica of a person
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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‘He pushed one of my dolly’s eyes in,’ sobbed Dora, hugging her dolly as she replied.
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LAUNDRY. 1 Dolly tub and pegs 2 Mangle 3 Washing machine
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In its most common form, the dolly was a four- or five-legged stool attached to an upright handle about three feet long with a crossbar handle at the top.
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Divine. Sitting, sipping a tiny drinkette, vadaïng the great butch omis and dolly little palones trolling by, or disporting yourself on the sable plage getting your lallies all bronzed - your riah get
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She minces past the brandy latch / to vada dolly dish for trade, silly / with oomph and taste to park.
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In some parts of India the dolly has grown into an extravagance consisting sometimes of bushels of fruit, nuts, and confectionery, with bottles of champagne and liqueurs.
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