See Also: D. Kelly(tourism)
Kelly, Ned(dictionary)
Ned Kelly(dictionary)
Kelly(dictionary)
Kelly, Howard(medicine)
Kelly, Gene(encyclopedia)
Kelly, George(encyclopedia)
Kelly, Grace(encyclopedia)
Kelly, William(encyclopedia)
Kelly (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

Kelly (iou)



Kelly noun. Also kelly. L19.
[Prob. from the common Irish surname (from Irish o Ceallaigh). See also KEL.]
In full Kelly pool. A type of pool using fifteen balls. N. Amer. L19.
= BELLY noun 2, 4. Earliest as Darby Kelly s.v. DARBY 4. rhyming slang. E20.
A man's hat; spec. a derby hat. slang (chiefly US). E20.
Oil Industry. (kelly.) The joint of a drill-string which passes through a hole in the rotary table and has a square cross-section so that it is turned by the table. E20.
Kelly's eye, number one in the game of bingo. colloq. E20.
In full Kelly green. A light green colour. Orig. US. M20.
Phrases: swing Kelly: see SWING verb.