Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SHIL'LY-SHAL-LY
SHIL'LY-SHAL-LY, n. [Russ. shalyu, to be foolish, to play the fool, to play wanton tricks.]
Foolish trifling; irresolution. [Vulgar.] [This word has probably been written Shill-I-shall-I, from an ignorance of its origin.]
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