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Definition of Lollies
1. lolly [n] - See also: lolly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lollies
Literary usage of Lollies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronicles of the Canongate by Walter Scott (1828)
"thy lollies, hast obtained absolution, and art relieved of all the guilt thou
stoodest charged with." " Nay, touching that, father Simon," said the Smith, ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"lollies. The English word lollipop is always shortened in Australia, ... 165: "
I thankfully expended the one in bile-producing cakes and lollies. ..."
3. Episodes in an Obscure Life by Richard Rowe (1871)
"lollies, mammy, lollies,' he wheedled, holding out his hand like a monkey's paw.
When his mother told him that she had not been able to bring him any ..."
4. Australia, Our Colonies, and Other Islands of the Sea by Frank George Carpenter (1904)
"Don't you want a box of fine fresh lollies ?" Suppose we stop a moment and look
at the people. They have faces like ours, and we may well call them our ..."
5. The Farmers and Fruit-growers' Guide by New South Wales Dept. of Agriculture, W. H. Clarke (1898)
"At all church Christmas festivals bags of lollies are hung on the trees, one for
each child, judiciously diluted with fresh popped corn—a bit of economy ..."
6. Colonial facts and fictions by Mark Kershaw (1886)
"I thought that you had not been long amongst the kangaroos,' was the reply; 'we
call them "lollies" here.' After that I was often struck with seeing or ..."
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