Rollicked

Rollicked
Rollic Rol"lic (r[o^]l"l[i^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rollicked} (-l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rollicking}.] [Corrupt. fr. frolic, under the influence of roll.] To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport; commonly in the form rollicking. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

He described his friends as rollicking blades. --T. Hook. [1913 Webster]


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