dhooly
Americannoun
plural
dhooliesExample Sentences
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Meanwhile the king was allowed till noon the next day to surrender Magdala, otherwise the place would be stormed, and the making of scaling-ladders was begun; long bamboo dhooly poles were utilised for the sides, and handles of pickaxes for the rungs.
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The utter confusion which followed is shown by Lord Robert’s statement in his Memoirs that he found Nicholson lying in a dhooly near the Cashmere Gate, the native carriers having fled.
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Quick, my lads; bring up a dhooly.”
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“Then you will lend us a dhooly for this man, and people to carry him?”
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Bearers for poor Craig’s dhooly.
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