dhooly
Americannoun
plural
dhooliesExample Sentences
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We have no dhooly, my lad, to carry you, so we must wait till you can walk, for we must hold together now to the last.
From Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East by Overend, William Heysham
It was a last resource; and though the men grumbled, they lifted the dhooly, and I marched by the side.
From Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East by Overend, William Heysham
“No, sahib, I am here,” came from the interior of the dhooly, out of which Dost stepped as the men set it down.
From Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East by Overend, William Heysham
I will get the men and the dhooly at once.”
From Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East by Overend, William Heysham
In effect the doctor and the men with the dhooly came back just then.
From Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East by Overend, William Heysham
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