tolly

[ tol-ee ]

/ ˈtɒl i /

noun, plural tol·lies.British Slang.

candle (def. 1).

Origin of tolly

First recorded in 1850–55; alteration of tallow

Words nearby tolly

toll road, toll thorough, toll traverse, Tollund man, tollway, tolly, Tollywood, tolnaftate, Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, Tolpuddle Martyrs, Tolstoy

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Example sentences from the Web for tolly

In fact, she really adored the idea of helping me help Peter, and seemed to forget her anger at Tolly with a beautiful spirit.
Over Paradise Ridge|Maria Thompson Daviess
In reply to this Tolly ran nimbly over the plank bridge like a tight-rope dancer.
Twice Bought|R.M. Ballantyne
Well, well, it's all past and gone now; but I was very fond of Tolly Hackett, and she was of me.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)|Charles Lever
Father was so mad he took off his coat, and he and Tolly split wood enough for the big fireplace to last until midsummer.
Over Paradise Ridge|Maria Thompson Daviess

"Tolly," as I learned afterwards, was the cant name by which king's officers were known to the buccaneers.
Humphrey Bold|Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for tolly

tolly

tollie

/ (ˈtɒlɪ) /

noun plural -lies

Southern African a castrated calf

Word Origin for tolly

C19: from Xhosa ithole calf on which the horns have begun to appear

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单词	tolly
释义	tolly [ tol-ee ] / ˈtɒl i / noun, plural tol·lies.British Slang. candle (def. 1). Origin of tolly First recorded in 1850–55; alteration of tallow Words nearby tolly toll road, toll thorough, toll traverse, Tollund man, tollway, tolly, Tollywood, tolnaftate, Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, Tolpuddle Martyrs, Tolstoy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tolly In fact, she really adored the idea of helping me help Peter, and seemed to forget her anger at Tolly with a beautiful spirit. Over Paradise Ridge\|Maria Thompson Daviess In reply to this Tolly ran nimbly over the plank bridge like a tight-rope dancer. Twice Bought\|R.M. Ballantyne Well, well, it's all past and gone now; but I was very fond of Tolly Hackett, and she was of me. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Charles Lever Father was so mad he took off his coat, and he and Tolly split wood enough for the big fireplace to last until midsummer. Over Paradise Ridge\|Maria Thompson Daviess "Tolly," as I learned afterwards, was the cant name by which king's officers were known to the buccaneers. Humphrey Bold\|Herbert Strang British Dictionary definitions for tolly tolly tollie / (ˈtɒlɪ) / noun plural -lies Southern African a castrated calf Word Origin for tolly C19: from Xhosa ithole calf on which the horns have begun to appear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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