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单词 rolly
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Rollyn.

Brit. /ˈrɒli/, U.S. /ˈrɑli/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Rollei n.
Etymology: Representing a popular pronunciation of Rollei n. (compare -y suffix6, and compare the forms Rolliecord and Rollieflex in quot. 1961). Compare earlier Rolleiflex n.
colloquial.
= Rolleiflex n.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > proprietary
Kodak1888
Kodet1894
Brownie1902
Leica1925
Rolleiflex1930
Rollei1938
Minox1939
Polaroid1953
Rolly1961
Instamatic1962
1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1251/2 Rolly, a Rolliecord or Rollieflex [sic] camera.
1973 K. Benton Craig & Jaguar iii. 28 There was nothing of value..only his Rolly, and that was broken.
2004 School Libr. Jrnl. (Nexis) 1 Nov. 26 Like my old ‘Rolly,’ this jet-black camera has the classic profile and satisfying, compact heft that are hallmarks of a serious photographic device.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rollyadj.

Brit. /ˈrəʊli/, U.S. /ˈroʊli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roll v.2, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < roll v.2 + -y suffix1. Compare earlier roly-poly adj.
Inclined to roll or (esp. of sea conditions, etc.) cause rolling.
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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [adjective] > running high, surging, or rolling
wallingOE
waveringc1425
surging1566
trilling1567
wambling1581
grown1600
surgeful1612
sourcinga1660
washing1697
flashing1744
under-rolling1745
jawing1802
rolly1885
1885 A. Brassey In Trades 86 Tuesday and Wednesday were squally and ‘rolly’ days, and writing was a matter of extreme difficulty.
1887 A. Brassey Last Voy. (1889) i. 9 Left Bombay harbour at 2 a.m. and proceeded to sea under steam. Rather rolly.
1911 E. Leonard in Catal. Copyright Entries: Pt. 3 (Libr. of Congr. Copyright Office) 6 1711/1 (title of song) Roll them rolly eyes.
1939 S. E. Morison Second Voy. C. Columbus v. 45 A small and rolly little place where the passengers on our native sloop gave up all they had saved from breakfast at Les Saintes.
1998 Cruising World Oct. 54/2 Like many anchorages around Hawaii and other Pacific islands, Kailua is rolly.

Compounds

rolly-eyed adj. = rolling eyed adj. at rolling adj. and adv. Compounds 2.
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1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xi. 197 Another..known to us as ‘The Rolly-Eyed Duke’.
2003 Independent (Nexis) 23 Jan. 19 Free of the company of drunks, mobile-phone shouters, backpackers, screaming babies and assorted rolly-eyed weirdos.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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