dolly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dolly	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for dolly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dolly n conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects a small replica of a person; used as a toy Synonym(s): doll, dolly
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 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.