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doolies |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dooly \Doo"ly\, n.; pl {Doolies}. [Skr. d?la.] A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things a palanquin. [Written also {doolee} and {doolie}.] [East Indies] Having provided doolies, or little bamboo chairs slung on four men's shoulders, in which I put my papers and boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent. --J. D. Hooker.
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