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roly-poly
roly-poly †worthless fellow XVII (rowle powle, rowly powly); name of various games involving the rolling of a ball XVIII; pudding in which a sheet of paste covered with jam, etc. is rolled on itself XIX. Fanciful formation on ROLL2; the second el. may contain POLL1 (head); the orig. of the first sense is obscure.
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T. F. HOAD. "roly-poly." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "roly-poly." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rolypoly.html T. F. HOAD. "roly-poly." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rolypoly.html |
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roly-poly
ro·ly-po·ly / ˈrōlē ˈpōlē/ • adj. (of a person) having a round, plump appearance: a roly-poly young boy. • n. Brit. a sweet pastry dough covered with jam or fruit, formed into a roll, and boiled, steamed, or baked. |
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"roly-poly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "roly-poly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rolypoly.html "roly-poly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rolypoly.html |
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roly‐poly
roly‐poly Sweet suet pudding filled with jam.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "roly‐poly." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "roly‐poly." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-rolypoly.html DAVID A. BENDER. "roly‐poly." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-rolypoly.html |
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roly-poly
roly-poly •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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"roly-poly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "roly-poly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rolypoly.html "roly-poly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rolypoly.html |
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