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jolly

/ˈd͡ʒɑli/ noun C2
  1. A marine in the English navy. (dated, slang)

Plural jollies

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Close by the jolly fire I sit
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 12 · C1
It's a-sailing on the water, when the jolly breezes blow
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 15 · C1
What a jolly rumble it makes!
Anne of Green Gables, p. 27 · C1
It will be jolly to have somebody to play with.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 83 · C1

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