Dolly - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Dolly :  (noun)
1: conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
2: conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
3: a small replica of a person; used as a toy [syn: doll]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Dolly : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Dolly : \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]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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