dolly
dolly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Mach.) A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet. Knight.
- 2.In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
- 3.A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
- 4.A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
- 5.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]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet. Knight called?
- What is in pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver called?
- What is a small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building called?
- What is a compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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