lully

== English == === Etymology 1 === Possibly from laundry, or lily (compare snow (“laundry”) as in snow-rig). Attested as early as c.1661. ==== Alternative forms ==== lally, lulley, lily (since 1901) ==== Noun ==== lully (plural lullies) (UK, slang, archaic) Wet or drying linen. (UK, slang, obsolete) A shirt. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Likely from lullaby, through lullaby-cheat (“child”, literally “lullaby-thing, sleep-stealer”) attested as early as 1648. Possible influence from Etymology 1, see shared phrase: lully-prigger of similar construction to lullaby-cheat. Possible influence from little. See also relations: loll (“favourite child”), and lolly (“child”). ==== Noun ==== lully (plural lullies) (slang, obsolete) A child. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Interjection ==== lully Alternative form of lullay. === References === John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary https://greensdictofslang.com/search/basic?q=%3Flul