Tilly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɪli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tilly is a noun meaning (Ireland) An extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe.
Meaning
(Ireland) An extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe.
More Meanings
- (UK) A small open-backed truck.
- Containing till (unsorted glacial sediment).
Example Sentences
A bakereen's dusind with tithe tillies to boot.
He watched her pour into the measure and thence into the jug rich white milk, not hers. […] She poured again a measureful and a tilly.
After a fortnight's careful nursing my leg healed and I was packed off in a tilly (utility truck) with my kit-bag to join my comrades at Fairmilehead.
One night soon after our arrival in Belgium, four of us set off to a dance in a rest centre, behind the lines, for the forces. We drove across a snowy waste in a tilly truck, singing "Lilly Marlene".
Word Forms
- tillies
Synonyms for tilly
Depending on context, synonyms include lagniappe, pasella, ute.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grasse, lagniappe, lanyap, lanyappe, bunce, tinnie.
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