To delay. A colloquial expression common in the United States.
The note this verra morning shall be writ,
And gien on Sunday to the parish clerk;
There ne'er comes luck of dilly-dallying work.
Glossary and Poems.
·vi To loiter or trifle; to waste time. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·vt To delay unnecessarily; to while away. II. Dally ·vi To interchange caresses, especially with o...
·noun A kind of stagecoach. ...
(An abbreviation of the word DILIGENCE.) A public voiture or stage, commonly a post chaise, carrying...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
See dilli ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
A common corruption of derelict (which see). ...
The Sailor's Word-Book