Hello,
Heslop’s “Northumberland Words” (1892 and 1893-4), a glossary of words
used in Northumberland and on Tyneside, has several references to the
word “dolly”. I give these below.
Claydolly – the woman worker in a brickfield, who carries the brick
from the moulder’s table to the open field
A good old tune, for sure, but what does the title mean?
If a song, has anyone the words?
Dolly an historical figure?
The web is silent on her.
I can find only (OED):
cut and dried (also cut and dry): originally referring to herbs in the
herbalists' shops, as contrasted with growing herbs;
