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Definition of Ollas
1. olla [n] - See also: olla
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ollas
Literary usage of Ollas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Provincial Words Used in Herefordshire and Some of the by George Cornewall Lewis (1839)
"Then Betty Calvert, whea, thou knaws, is ollas glib at' tongue, tried to comfort
him, an telled him o'th' laborers i'th' vineyard, how they gat their full ..."
2. The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic Henry Read Sawyer (1900)
"... —Cordage—Bayones—Esteras—Baskets—Lager beer—Alcohol —Wood oils and resins—Essence
of Ylang-ilang—Salt—Bricks— Tiles — Cooking-pots — Pilones — ollas ..."
3. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"Naa; for I dropt ommy knees, an worded a lile prayer, an then I defied him ; for,
thou knaws, God's ollas ..."
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