roly-poly

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Soon Lisbeth sat there stripped of all her outer toggery, but nevertheless looking almost as plump and roly-poly as ever; for not only did her long frock barely clear the ground at the bottom, but its band reached almost up under her arms.

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  1. adjective Short and plump; pudgy.
  2. noun A short plump person or thing.
  3. noun Chiefly British A pudding made of jam or fruit rolled up in pastry dough and baked or steamed until soft.
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  1. Alteration and reduplication of roll.

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  1. Also spelled rowly-powly, rolley-polley, rolly-poly, etc.; a riming compound, with diminutive effect, apparently from roll + bowl (the game having formerly been called half-bowl).
 

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