Dutch doll
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He is also likened to a navvy, a sweep, a stiff Dutch doll, and an immense feather mattress.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2012
To do this, it held its arms and legs as rigid as those of a Dutch doll and jerked them violently in the air.
From Time Magazine Archive
“There, Master Don,” cried the droll-looking little Dutch doll of a woman.
From The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens by Fenn, George Manville
How finely those great bricks stood for Stonehenge, and how submissively Anna, the Dutch doll, whose arms and legs were gone, played the part of the Sacrifice.
From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
"They must have scooted right into the hole," Henny, the Dutch doll said.
From Raggedy Andy Stories by Gruelle, Johnny
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