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Rolls
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rolls
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹəʊlz/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-Rolls.wav UK
en /ˈɹoʊlz/ GA
en rolls roles
en əʊlz 1
Noun
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en informal en Rolls-Royce#Noun.
en 1965 Jim Dunne; Alex Markovich How Plus is a Luxury Car? January 125 1 96 w:Popular Mechanics Hearst Magazines 0032-4558 http://books.google.com/books?id=wtMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA230&dq=Rolls+car+luxury+-%22Rolls-Royce%22+-roll&hl=en&ei=ztxBTN7_JYz-OYu7yfgM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Rolls%20car%20luxury%20-%22Rolls-Royce%22%20-roll&f=false An exclusive feature is the triple-safe brakes in the Rolls—two independent hydraulic systems plus mechanical linkage to the rear wheels.
en 1968 w:Rumer Godden fr:L’Élégance Swans & Turtles: Stories London; Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne, Vic. Macmillan 159 https://archive.org/details/swansturtlesstor0000rume/page/159/mode/1up 38669 ‘What is the most expensive car?’ she had once asked Stan. ‘A cad – Cadillac or a Rolls,’ Stan had said, and sometimes Raoul had a Cadillac, sometimes a Rolls-Royce.
en 1985 A Loophole Big Enough For A Rolls March 39 3 9 Changing Times Kiplinger Washington Editors 1528-9729 http://books.google.com/books?id=KQUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9&dq=Rolls+car+luxury+-%22Rolls-Royce%22+-roll&hl=en&ei=ztxBTN7_JYz-OYu7yfgM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Rolls%20car%20luxury%20-%22Rolls-Royce%22%20-roll&f=false Thus a $100,000 Rolls could earn a tax credit of $6,000 and first-year depreciation of almost $25,000.
en 2008 Gail McFarland Drem Runner http://books.google.com/books?id=6ySd6Q1n5b0C&pg=PA107&dq=%22him%7Cher%7Cme%7Cthem%7Cus+an+arm+and+a+leg%22+-%22lost+an+arm%22&hl=en&ei=j9pBTOKQIuWWONny2JYN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Rolls&f=false 978-1-58571-317-2 36 Steven was taking his time pulling the Rolls convertible around to the door.
Proper noun
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Anagrams
en llors LOLRs
en Automobiles