Dilly-dally | Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

to dilly-dally
To delay. A colloquial expression common in the United States. The note this verra morning shall ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Dally
·vt To delay unnecessarily; to while away. II. Dally ·vi To interchange caresses, especially with o...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Dilly
·noun A kind of stagecoach. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
dilly
(An abbreviation of the word DILIGENCE.) A public voiture or stage, commonly a post chaise, carrying...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
dilly-bag
See dilli ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
dilly-wreck
A common corruption of derelict (which see). ...

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