dilly

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

(An abbreviation of the word DILIGENCE.) A public voiture or stage, commonly a post chaise, carrying three persons; the name is taken from the public stage vehicles in France and Flanders. The dillies first began to run in England about the year 1779.

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

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