wolly

British

/ ˈwɒlɪ /

noun

dialect a pickled cucumber or olive

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Etymology

Origin of wolly

perhaps from _olive

Example Sentences

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By this time Mrs. S. had recovered from the effex of her exsize, and she began to pour in HER wolly.

From The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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