dhooly
noun
a variant of dooly.
dhoolies
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pluralof dhooly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They were still too weak to walk any distance and had to be carried in roughly-constructed "dhoolies" by the Haussas.
From Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force by Ernest Prater
The dhoolies quickly came and bore the wounded away to the Wesleyan Chapel.
From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Henry W. Nevinson
Summoned by telephone, the dhoolies came quickly up and bore them away, together with the remains of the dead.
From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Henry W. Nevinson
Behind the cover of the rocks the dhoolies were waiting with their green-covered stretchers.
From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Henry W. Nevinson
The stream of ambulance was incessant—covered mule-waggons, little ox-carts, green dhoolies carried by indomitable Hindoos, knee-deep in water, and indifferent to every kind of death.
From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Henry W. Nevinson
