Dolly
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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.
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a beautiful, legendary girl who's the life and soul of EVERY party who EVERYONE wants to be friends with. every girl wants to be her friend every guy wants to be her boyfriend. she's sometimes insecure but she'll always have a friend or eight to cheer her up.
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- informal usage such as describing an attractive woman. Very old-fashioned in a way, an affectionate word. Some people considers it today as offensive.
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- a technial definition of a flat frame on wheels that are moving heavy stuff.
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Dolly is a way of describing ANYTHING that is cute or doll-like a.k.a [Dollyesque]! It can be a person, an outfit, a situation, an action, a movie, a phrase...ANYTHING!
It can also be used to identify someone who embodies Dollyesque traits.
A group of people who embody Dollyesque traits are known as a [Dolly Crew], but only very few of these exist. -
A local dialect name used mostly in the Braintree area of Essex, England for the more commonly known drug Meow Meow.
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A nickname to call a woman whom you don't know the name of. Usually used by grandmothers to be polite.
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A child
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A small hand-cart with two wheels used to move heavy objects.
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A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
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To move (an object) using a dolly.
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conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
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A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
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A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
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A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
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A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, and later also of Dolores.
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A dolly is a platform with wheels or casters, used to transport heavy or cumbersome objects. In the film industry, a dolly is a piece of equipment that enables a camera to move smoothly during shooting. In biotechnology, Dolly was also the name given to the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. It can also refer to a tool used to shape metal or a type of womens shoe. The term dolly is used in multiple contexts and its exact meaning can vary.
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dol′i, n. a wooden shaft attached to a disc with projecting arms, used for stirring clothes in a washing-tub; somewhat similar pieces of apparatus in mining, pile-driving, c.—v.t. to wash (clothes) in a tub: to beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer: to crush ore with a dolly, to obtain or yield by this method.—adj. Doll′ied.—n. Doll′ier. [Prob. from Dolly, the familiar form of Dorothy.]
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