dolly n Cp EDD ~ sbi: ~ doucey 'child's doll'; OED ~ Varden b 'a large hat'; ADD doozy 2 'fine specimen.'
   Comb dolly blaster: child's china doll.
   1937 DEVINE 18 ~ A doll made of porcelain or alabaster, of which latter name it is likely a corruption.
   dolly bodger: piece of bread dough fried; DAMPER DOG, TOUTIN (C 75-132).
   doll(y) doucer [phonetics unavailable]: child's doll; attractive baby (P 108-70).
   P 148-66 'You're a doll doucer' (a lovely little baby). Q 71-7 'Oh, what a sweet baby—a real doll doucer.'
   dolly varden: capacious earthenware crock used by fisherman to drink tea (P 213-56).

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