trolley

trolley
I. noun also trolly (plural trolleys; also trollies) Etymology: probably from 1troll Date: 1823 1. dialect England a cart of any of various kinds 2. a. a device that carries electric current from an overhead wire to an electrically driven vehicle b. a streetcar powered electrically through a trolley — called also trolley car 3. a wheeled carriage running on an overhead rail or track 4. chiefly British a cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (as food or books) II. verb also trolly (trolleyed; also trollied; trolleying; also trollying) Date: 1882 transitive verb to convey by a trolley intransitive verb to ride on a trolley

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