jolly

• The ship or vessel should lie as still as possible, or the jolly-boat should be used, whether the lead be thrown with a certainty as to where you may be, or for the discovery of other bottom 10. —  Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680
• "I'll tell you what it is," he added warmly, "Mrs Victor is like the other fellow--jolly lucky to have you! —  The Love Affairs of Pixie
• With Janet, they made up what the rest of the girls called the jolly trio. —  Phyllis A Twin
• The tender received a fresh supply of provisions and ammunition; at the same time they had orders to cruise in a certain direction, to look for the jolly-boat; and Palmerston's Isles was appointed as a rendezvous to meet again. —  Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791
• But it's rather jolly, after all. —  Elsie Marley, Honey

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