dooly
noun
(in India) a simple litter, often used to transport sick or wounded persons.
doolies
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pluralof dooly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Upperclassmen used to bait doolies all weekend; now doolies may close their doors if they want to be alone.
From Time Magazine Archive
The academy is not letting doolies off scot-free.
From Time Magazine Archive
As they picked their way down the line of duffel bags, foot lockers, skis, banjos, rifles and packs, the "doolies,"* i.e., plebes, had to halt before passing an upperclassman to ask "By your leave, sir."
From Time Magazine Archive
For the first time, doolies regularly visit faculty homes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The three uneventful days that followed were among the happiest in his life; and on the fourth, before sunset, the two women set out, in hospital doolies, on their primitive journey to Sheik Budeen.
From The Great Amulet by Maud Diver
