tolly

American  

[tol-ee] / ˈtɒl i /

noun

British Slang.

plural

tollies

1. candle.

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tolly British  

/ ˈtɒlɪ /

noun

1. a castrated calf

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Etymology

Origin of tolly

First recorded in 1850–55; alteration of tallow

Example Sentences

Another laughed and said: "Strap me if we ha'n't caught a tolly, mates."

From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Strang, Herbert

But in king Charles's time, there has been nothing but Trenchmore and the Cushion-dance, omnium gatherum, tolly polly, hoite cum toite.'

From Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries by Naylor, Edward W. (Edward Woodall)

Not that we mind it much, still we are the fellows who get swished at Eton, and feel the tolly at Beaumont.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 28, 1891 by Various