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   jolly boat
         n 1: a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn:
               {jolly boat}, {jolly}]

English Dictionary: jolly boat by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jellify \Jel"li*fy\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Jellified}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Jellifying}.]
      To make, or to become, gelatinous; to jelly. --
      {Jel`li*fi*ca"tion}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jelly \Jel"ly\, n.; pl. {Jellies}. [ Formerly gelly, gely, F.
      gel[82]e jelly, frost, fr. geler to freeze. L. gelare; akin
      to gelu frost. See {Gelid}.]
      1. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous,
            translucent substance in a condition between liquid and
            solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.
  
      2. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an
            elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly.
  
      {Jelly bag}, a bag through which the material for jelly is
            strained.
  
      {Jelly mold}, a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes.
           
  
      {Jelly plant} (Bot.), Australian name of an edible seaweed
            ({Eucheuma speciosum}), from which an excellent jelly is
            made. --J. Smith.
  
      {Jelly powder}, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and
            collodion cotton; -- so called from its resemblance to
            calf's-foot jelly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jolly-boat \Jol"ly-boat`\, n. [A corruption of Dan. jolle yawl,
      or of D. jol yawl + E. boat. See {Yawl} the boat.] (Naut.)
      A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.
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