dally
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
- To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
- To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
Noun
- Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.
- Alternative form of dolly (“offering of fruit or flowers”).
- A New Zealand person of Croatian or other Balkan descent.
Proper noun
- A surname.
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