Dolly may refer to:
Tools
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Dolly (tool)
A dolly is the name given to a category of tools used in shaping sheet metal. In general, a dolly is a solid piece of metal, small enough to hold in one hand, with a curved or shaped face. Generally a dolly will have more than one surface, each w ...
, a portable anvil
* A
posser, also known as a dolly, used for laundering
* A variety of wheeled tools, including:
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Dolly (trailer)
A dolly is an unpowered vehicle designed for connection to a tractor unit, truck or prime mover vehicle with strong traction power.
United States Classification by axle configuration
There are several types of dolly bogie:
* Full trailer - ...
, for towing behind a vehicle
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Boat dolly
A boat dolly or boat trolley, also called a launching dolly or launching trolley or simply a dolly or trolley, is a device for launching small boats into the water. It is generally smaller than a boat trailer with smaller wheels and is not suitable ...
or launching dolly, a device for launching small boats into the water
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Camera dolly
A camera dolly is a wheeled cart or similar device used in filmmaking and television production to create smooth horizontal camera movements. The camera is mounted to the dolly and the camera operator and focus puller or camera assistant usual ...
, platform that enables a movie or video camera to move during shots
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Hand truck :''"Hand truck" may also refer to Pallet jack.''
A hand truck, also known as a hand trolley, dolly, stack truck, trundler, box cart, sack barrow, cart, sack truck, two wheeler, or bag barrow, is an L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at on ...
, sometimes called a dolly
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Flatbed trolley
A flatbed trolley a common form of freight transport in distribution environments, for moving bulk loads. Trolleys can aid in reducing effort required to move a load by allowing the user to pull or push instead of lift and carry. A very simple des ...
, sometimes called a dolly
People
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Dolly (name), a list of people with the given name or nickname
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Dolly Buster, stage name of Czech-German former porn actress, filmmaker and author Nora Baumberger (born 1969)
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Dolly Dawn, American singer Theresa Maria Stabile (1916–2002)
In arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
* One of
Bonnie's toys in the film ''Toy Story 3''
* Dolly Gopher, in the television film ''
Re-Animated''
* Dolly Gallagher Levi, in the movie ''
Hello Dolly''
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Dolly for Sue, from the 1964 film ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer''
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Dolly (character), from ''The Story of Tracy Beaker''
* In the film ''
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure'', short for ''Dolichorhynchops''
* One of the characters from ''
101 Dalmatian Street
''101 Dalmatian Street'' is an animated television series created by Miklos Weigert that aired on Disney Channel in the UK and Ireland from 18 March 2019 to 22 February 2020, and released on Disney+ in Canada and the United States on 28 Febru ...
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Film and television
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Dolly shot
A tracking shot is any shot where the camera follows backward, forward or moves alongside the subject being recorded. In cinematography, the term refers to a shot in which the camera is mounted on a camera dolly that is then placed on rails � ...
, a type of film sequence
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Dolly!'', a 1976 television show starring Dolly Parton
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''Dolly'' (TV series), 1987 television show starring Dolly Parton
Music
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Dolly (French band)
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Dolly (Japanese band)
Dolly was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 2005. They were signed to the Marder Suitcase label.
History
Dolly was formed in 2005 with an original lineup of Mitsu, Masa, Yuina, Hachi and Takashi Oshoudani as a support member. They ha ...
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''Dolly'' (Fauré), a collection of duet pieces for piano by Gabriel Fauré
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''Dolly'' (album), a 1975 album by Dolly Parton
*"Dolly", a song by rapper
Lil Tecca
Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe (born August 26, 2002), known professionally as Lil Tecca, is an American rapper and singer. He rose to mainstream fame with the release of his 2019 single "Ransom", which peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...
feat.
Lil Uzi Vert
Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. They are characterized by their facial tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles and androgynous fashion, ima ...
Print
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''Dolly'' (magazine), an Australian publication
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"Dolly" (story), a 2011 short story by Elizabeth Bear
Other uses
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Tropical Storm Dolly The name Dolly has been used for twelve tropical cyclones worldwide.
In the Atlantic Ocean:
*Hurricane Dolly (1953) – strong hurricane that weakened rapidly before passing over Bermuda
*Hurricane Dolly (1954) – stayed far from land
*Hurricane D ...
, various storms
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Dolly (sheep)
Dolly (5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003) was a female Finnish Dorset sheep and the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. She was cloned by associates of the Roslin Institute in Scotland, using the process of nuclear transfer from a ...
, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell
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Dolly (company)
Dolly is a Brazilian soft drink company based in Diadema, São Paulo which has operated in the Southeast Region of Brazil since its founding in 1987. Its main product is Dolly Guaraná.
Its mascot, ''Dollynho'', has appeared in the company ...
, a Brazilian company and soft drink brand
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Dolly's Cay, or Dolly's Rock, Bahamas
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Mephedrone
Mephedrone, also known as , , and , is a synthetic stimulant drug of the amphetamine and cathinone classes. Slang names include drone, , White Magic, meow meow, bubble, ''txomin'' and yurrpt. It is chemically similar to the cathinone compounds ...
, drug referred to in slang as "dolly" or "dollies"
*Dolly, fanclub of the Korean musical group
F-ve Dolls
See also
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Dolly mixture, a British confection
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Dolley, a similarly spelled given name
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Doily
A doily (also doiley, doilie, doyly, doyley) is an ornamental mat, typically made of paper or fabric, and variously used for protecting surfaces or binding flowers, in food service presentation, or as a head covering or clothing ornamentatio ...
, an ornamental mat
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Dollie (disambiguation)
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