dolly
/ˈdɑli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.54 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A contrivance for stirring:
noun
A contrivance for stirring:
noun
A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
Example Sentences
- "‘He pushed one of my dolly’s eyes in,’ sobbed Dora, hugging her dolly as she replied."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "But really you get your money from selling things — that's your line, and your Dad's isn't it? Using sexy dollies to con money out of people who've had to work for it. Well my daughter's not just a sugar-plum fairy to titillate men's fantasies, you know."
Etymology
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. The Online Etymology Dictionary, while considering the reason for applying it to such devices unobvious, compares how the names jack, jenny and jimmy are also applied to devices.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɑli/
- British English: /ˈdɒli/
Usage
Inflected Forms
dollies (plural)
dollie (alternative)
dollies (present, singular)
dollying (participle, present)
dollied (participle, past)
dollied (past)
more dolly (comparative)
most dolly (superlative)
dally (alternative)
Dollys (plural)