TROLLEY

I. noun also trolly (plural ~s; also trollies) Etymology: probably from 1troll Date: 1823 a cart of any of various kinds, 2. a device that carries electric current from an overhead wire to an electrically driven vehicle, a streetcar powered electrically through a ~, a wheeled carriage running on an overhead rail or track, a cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (as food or books), II. verb also trolly (~ed; also trollied; ~ing; also trollying) Date: 1882 transitive verb to convey by a ~, intransitive verb to ride on a ~