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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dolly n 1: a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted 2: a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects 3: a small replica of a person; used as a toy [syn: {doll}]
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