Definition of Doly
Dol"ly (?), n.; pl.
Dollies (&?;). 1. (Mining)
A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch,
and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a
stirrer.
2. (Mach.) A tool with an indented
head for shaping the head of a rivet. Knight.
3. In pile driving, a block interposed
between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
4. A small truck with a single wide roller
used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge
building.
5. A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used
for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
Dol"ly (?), n. A child's mane for
a doll.
Dolly shop, a shop where rags, old junk,
etc., are bought and sold; usually, in fact, an unlicensed
pawnbroker's shop, formerly distinguished by the sign of a black
doll. [England]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
DOLLY. A Yorkshire dolly; a contrivance for washing, by
means of a kind of wheel fixed in a tub, which being turned
about, agitates and cleanses the linen put into it, with
soap and water.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.
- A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
- 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 compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
- A child's mane for a doll.
- (cricket) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
- (Cricket) To hit a dolly.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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