The word molly (also spelt as molley, mollie, mally) is a pet-form of the female forename Mary, and had two main connotations in 18th century English [REF].
Other uses of the word can be seen in the verb to molly (to have a homosexual intercourse),[REF] in the expressions mollycot (a British regional expression indicating man interested in activities traditionally associated with women)[REF] and Miss Molly[REF] (referring to an effeminate or homosexual male).