dooly
Americannoun
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doolies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dooly
First recorded in 1615–25, dooly is from the Hindi word ḍōlī litter
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Dr Sir,—Yrs, into which you ask me to send you sum leadin incidents in my life so you can write my Bogfry for the papers, cum dooly to hand.
From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 7: Miscellaneous by Artemus Ward
Sergeant Paton, of my company, picked him up, and put him into an empty dooly which was passing.
From Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude by William Forbes-Mitchell
He sickened two days before the evacuation of the Residency and died on the morning of the 24th of November in his dooly in a tent of the camp at the Dilkoosha.
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes
Well, considering you was both so hungry, you ain't neither of you eaten dooly of this stoo as was fit for any king.
From Peregrine's Progress by Jeffery Farnol
We hev bin dooly subjoogated some time, and a waitin for this.
From "Swingin Round the Cirkle." His Ideas Of Men, Politics, And Things, As Set Forth In His Letters To The Public Press, During The Year 1866. by Thomas Nast
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
For the first time, doolies regularly visit faculty homes.
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
The curtains of the doolies had been removed to allow of a free passage of air, and mosquito curtains hung round to prevent insects annoying the sufferers.
From The Lost Heir by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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