Anonymous

“Dolly” wasn’t used to mean a small wheeled platform until around 1910 (more) http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/do...

Anonymous

Derived from the word ‘trolley’ meaning the same thing, only smaller. Source .......more........ https://phsinverter.com/why-is-it-called...

Anonymous

I don't know either.

Anonymous

The reason for that usage is lost to time. No one actually knows. I like the trolley idea best (dolly is derived from trolley, a variant on trolley), but there is no real reason to believe it. It simply seems an easy thing to happen.

Anonymous

Because a hand truck is a dolly.

Anonymous

Because DUMBASS was already taken.

Anonymous

A search for the etymology of the word dolly reveals that nobody actually knows its true origin as the name of a small flat cart used to move heavy objects. .

Anonymous

Because there’s also something called a hand truck that is a flatbed platform on wheels with a handle. Confused? So is everybody else

Anonymous

Technically a dolly is a four wheeled platform. I think calling a hand truck a dolly is a misnomer.

Anonymous

Why is a subway sandwich called a hoagie or a grinder or a poor boy?