DCHP-2
lolly [< Brit. dial. lolly < loblolly thick soup or porridge] Orig. Nfld DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See also: frazil
- 1771 (1792) There being much lolly in the river, it was with great difficulty that I could cross it in a punt.
- 1889 The distance to Cape Traverse is about nine miles, part solid ice, part drifting ice, part water, and sometimes a great deal of broken ice or 'lolly.'
- 1963 LOLLY, n. Soft ice beginning to form in a harbor.
- 1771 (1792) There being much lolly in the river, it was with great difficulty that I could cross it in a punt.