"joll" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dʒəʊl/ [UK], /dʒoʊl/ [US] Forms: jolls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} joll (plural jolls)
  1. Alternative form of jol (“a party”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: jol (extra: a party)
    Sense id: en-joll-en-noun-l6ldk2iZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /dʒəʊl/ [UK], /dʒoʊl/ [US] Forms: jolls [present, singular, third-person], jolling [participle, present], jolled [participle, past], jolled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English jollen, (also chollen), perhaps from Middle English jolle (“head”), itself a blend of Middle English cholle (“throat, gullet”) and jawle, a variant of Middle English chavel (“jaw”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|jollen}} Middle English jollen, {{der|en|enm|jolle|t=head}} Middle English jolle (“head”), {{der|en|enm|cholle|t=throat, gullet}} Middle English cholle (“throat, gullet”), {{der|en|enm|chavel|t=jaw}} Middle English chavel (“jaw”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} joll (third-person singular simple present jolls, present participle jolling, simple past and past participle jolled)
  1. (dialectal) To bump, knock; push. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-joll-en-verb-qlst-iP4
  2. (UK, dialectal) To walk clumsily; stagger; lurch. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-joll-en-verb-8568nkrS Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 6 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 15 11 4 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 10 8 3 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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