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tolley
name 2noun 1
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1TOLLEY + NOUN
virtuoso
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name
1
A surname.
2
A minor city in Renville County, North Dakota, United States.
noun
1
Synonym of tawse (“strap or thong for corporal punishment in schools”).
The prefect who officiated on this occasion was a "tolley" virtuoso, and he did his best to bring out the resources of his instrument. The sequel: the first boy who forced Father Hunter into the dreaded necessity of ordering "tolleys" was sent up for three.
But even the tolley could hurt, and well I remember the ritual afterwards of being allowed by the Headmaster to put my stinging hands on the stone […]
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The prefect who officiated on this occasion was a "tolley" virtuoso, and he did his best to bring out the resources of his instrument. The sequel: the first boy who forced Father Hunter into the dread
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But even the tolley could hurt, and well I remember the ritual afterwards of being allowed by the Headmaster to put my stinging hands on the stone […]
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