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Dogly vs Dolly - What's the difference?

dogly | 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)
  • Of, like, or pertaining to dogs or the dog family; canine.
  • *1908 , Ernest Hamlin Abbott, Lyman Abbott, Francis Rufus Bellamy, The Outlook :
  • I had a little dog who practiced all the dogly virtues. He never tried to get into any chairs or on any couches.
  • *1966 , Kiplinger's Personal Finance:
  • 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.
  • *2006 , Linda Johns, Hannah West in Deep Water :
  • 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)
  • In the manner of a dog.
  • dolly

    English

    Noun

    (dollies)
  • 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.
  • (Knight)
  • 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.
  • See also

    * (specialized piece of film equipment) tracking shot

    Verb

  • (cricket) To hit a dolly.
  • To move an object using a dolly.
  • Anagrams

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