dooly Meaning, Definition & Usage

Doo"ly noun

Etymology

Skr. dla.

Wordforms

plural Doolies

Definitions

1. A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin. Written also doolee and doolie. East Indies

   Having provided doolies, or little bamboo chairs slung on four men's shoulders, in which I put my papers and boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent. J. D. Hooker.