TROLLY

Etymology 1

Noun

trolly (plural trollies)

Alternative form of trolley

Verb

trolly (third-person singular simple present trollies, present participle trollying, simple past and past participle trollied)

Alternative form of trolley

Etymology 2

Noun

trolly (plural trollies)

A suet dumpling.

Etymology 3

Adjective

trolly (comparative more trolly, superlative most trolly)

(informal) Of, befitting, or characteristic of a troll.

Source: Wiktionary


Trol"ley, Trol"ly, n. (a) A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like. [Eng.] (b) A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an animal. [Eng.] (c) (Mach.) A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes. (d) (Electric Railway) A truck which travels along the fixed conductors, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car. Trolley line, (a) A trolley(e). (b) The path along which a trolley(e) runs.

– Trolley car, a wheeled car powered by electricity drawn from a trolley, and thus constrained to follow the trolley lines.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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