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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Coolie  \Coo"lie\,  n. 
  Same  as  {Cooly}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Cooly  \Coo"ly\,  Coolie  \Coo"lie\,  n.;  pl  {Coolies}.  [Hind. 
  k?l[=i]  a  laborer,  porter:  cf  Turk.  k?l,  ky?leh,  slave.] 
  An  East  Indian  porter  or  carrier;  a  laborer  transported  from 
  the  East  Indies,  China,  or  Japan,  for  service  in  some  other 
  country. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  coolie 
  n  :  an  offensive  name  for  an  unskilled  Asian  laborer  [syn:  {cooly}] 




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