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sallee or sally (ˈsælɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: snow gum a SE Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus pauciflora, with a pale grey bark |
| 2. | any of various acacia trees |
| [probably of native origin] | |
| sally or sally | |
| —n | |
| [probably of native origin] | |
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| sally1 (ˈsælɪ) | |
| —n , pl -lies | |
| 1. | a sudden violent excursion, esp by besieged forces to attack the besiegers; sortie |
| 2. | a sudden outburst or emergence into action, expression, or emotion |
| 3. | an excursion or jaunt |
| 4. | a jocular retort |
| —vb , -lies, -lies, -lying, -lied | |
| 5. | to make a sudden violent excursion |
| 6. | ( |
| 7. | to come, go, or set out in an energetic manner |
| 8. | to rush out suddenly |
| [C16: from Old French saillie, from saillir to dash forwards, from Latin salīre to leap] | |
| 'sallier1 | |
| —n | |
| sally2 (ˈsælɪ) | |
| —n , pl -lies | |
| the lower part of a bell rope, where it is caught at handstroke, into which coloured wool is woven to make a grip | |
| [C19: perhaps from an obsolete or dialect sense of | |
| Sally (ˈsælɪ) | |
| —n , pl -lies | |
| a member of the Salvation Army | |
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Word Origin & History
Sally
fem. proper name, alteration of Sarah (cf. Hal from Harry, Moll from Mary, etc.). Sally Lunn cakes (1780) supposedly named for the woman in Bath who first made them. Sally Ann as a nickname for Salvation Army is recorded from 1927.
sally
1542 (n.), 1560 (v.), from M.Fr. saillie "a rushing forth," noun use of fem. pp. of saillir "to leap," from L. salire "to leap" (see salient).
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