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dolly 1. Films Television a wheeled support on which a camera may be mounted 2. a cup-shaped anvil held against the head of a rivet while the other end is being hammered 3. a shaped block of lead used to hammer dents out of sheet metal 4. a distance piece placed between the head of a pile and the pile-driver to form an extension to the length of the pile 5. Cricket a simple catch dolly [′däl·ē] (engineering) Any of several types of industrial hand trucks consisting of a low platform or specially shaped carrier mounted on rollers or combinations of fixed and swivel casters; used to carry such things as furniture, milk cans, paper rolls, machinery weighing up to 80 tons, and television cameras short distances. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "And he's got a voice like a bird--you wouldn't think," Dolly went on; "he can sing a Christmas carril as his father's taught him; and I take it for a token as he'll come to good, as he can learn the good tunes so quick. You know what Ban can do; so you must ride Dolly and see for yourself what she can do. "They don't laugh at me, and they play with my dolly a great deal; but she likes me best"; and Jamie ran away to produce his pet. |
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