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ice lolly

British  

noun

  1. US and Canadian equivalent (trademark): Popsicle. Also called: lolly. informal an ice cream or water ice on a stick

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She said she was also kept going by meeting people along the route, who would show her support and sometimes give her an ice lolly.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

"We really feel the pinch with the heat. It's all very well to say have an ice lolly but sometimes you can't afford ice lollies," Liz says.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2022

"Primates such as the gorillas and squirrel monkeys love an ice lolly, just like us," said zookeeper Rob Harland.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2022

But Sherlock shows little gratitude, instead opting to engage the secretary, Mrs Norbury, in a brief riff on Mivvis, the discontinued ice lolly.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 2, 2017

But the copper one licked a sharp Zoom ice lolly and studied the ice-cream chart.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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