Meanings
plural dollies
- alternativeAlternative form of dolly.
How delighted she was one day, when Mr. Crowe said she should have a dollie, all for her very own.
1882 February 1, “Dollie and Dottie”, in The Beacon Series of Papers for the People. By Well-known Authors, number 38, London: F. E. Longley, […], pages 61–622 more examples
The first scene shows several little girls with their dollies enjoying a tea party, and in the act of singing “Go To Sleep, My Little Dollie,” after which they decide to journey North in search of Mistress Santa Claus.
1906, HintsHe read the notice of the missing doll out loud. “I sure as hell could put that twenty-five bucks to healthy use. Trouble is finding a dollie to fit the bill.” “Could be I’ve got such a dollie.” “What would a growed man be doing with a dollie?”
2000, Sharon Rolens, Worthy’s Town: A Novel, Bridge Works Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 227
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