Dogly vs Dolly - What's the difference?
dogly | dolly |
Of, like, or pertaining to dogs or the dog family; canine.
*1908 , Ernest Hamlin Abbott, Lyman Abbott, Francis Rufus Bellamy, The Outlook :
*1966 , Kiplinger's Personal Finance:
*2006 , Linda Johns, Hannah West in Deep Water :
In the manner of a dog. A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.
A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
(film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
(children, colloquial) A child's name for a doll.
(cricket) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
(cricket) To hit a dolly.
To move an object using a dolly.
As an adjective dogly
is of, like, or pertaining to dogs or the dog family; canine.As an adverb dogly
is in the manner of a dog.As a noun dolly is
a contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.As a verb dolly is
to hit a dolly.As a proper noun Dolly is
a diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, and later also of Dolores.dogly
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- I had a little dog who practiced all the dogly virtues. He never tried to get into any chairs or on any couches.
- If a chicken invades your garden to steal seed and your dog barks at it in the line of dogly duty, the chicken's owner has the legal right to kill your dog.
- It was a halfhearted attempt to get him to stop, because truly, I was hoping the dog would do the dogly thing and chew up the Frisbee.
Adverb
(en-adv)dolly
English
Noun
(dollies)- (Knight)