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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