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Polly

Polly

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

Polly. Ballad opera in 3 acts written 1729 by Gay, with mus. arr. attrib. Pepusch and extra songs by Samuel Arnold. Sequel to The Beggar's Opera. Prod. London 1777, NY 1925. Rev. version with text by Clifford Bax and mus. arr. Frederic Austin prod. London 1922. Another modern version by John Addison (Aldeburgh 1952).
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The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Polly, a musical play by J. Gay, published 1729, the sequel to The Beggar's Opera. Its performance on stage was prohibited by the Lord Chamberlain. The principal characters are Macheath and Polly Peachum of the earlier play, transported to the West Indies.
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A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Polly ♀ Variant of Molly, established as an independent given name since the 18th century. The reason for the interchange of M- and P- is not clear; compare Peg.

Short form: Poll.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Polly." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

Polly, polly female name used for a parrot. XVII (Poolye). dim. of POLL; see -Y6.
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T. F. HOAD. "Polly." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

polly •drily, kylie, Riley, shyly, slyly, smiley, Smily, wily, wryly •idly • kindly • wifely • likely • timely •Christly •knightly, nightly, sightly, sprightly •lively • fortnightly • housewifely •Barbirolli, brolly, collie, dolly, folly, golly, holly, jolly, lolly, Mollie, molly, Ollie, polly, poly, trolley, volley, wally •knobbly •Bodley, godly, oddly •wanly • Copley • fait accompli •costly •hotly, motley •softly-softly •Bengali, Cawley, crawly, creepy-crawly, Macaulay, Morley, Nepali, poorly, rawly, scrawly, squally •lordly •courtly, portly •jowly, Pauli •aïoli, coaly, coley, Foley, goalie, guacamole, holey, Holi, holy, lowly, moly, pinole, ravioli, roly-poly, Rowley, shoaly, soli •nobly • Oakley • homely •lonely, only •ghostly • Moseley •coyly, doily, oily

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