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DOOLY
Noun
dooly (plural doolies)
(archaic) A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin.
Proper noun
Dooly
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Doo"ly, n.; pl. Doolies. Etym: [Skr. d.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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