dooly
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dooly¹
Rhymes with -uːli
Where it comes from
From Hindi डोली (ḍolī), from डोला (ḍolā, “litter”) + -ई (-ī, “forming diminutives”), from Sanskrit दोल (dōlā, “dangling cradle; litter”), from दुल् (dul, “to swing”). Compare andor from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola) via Portuguese.
noun doolies · dhooley · dhooly · dhouly · dhuli · dohleh
- A basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth. The dhulí is a slight bamboo framework covered with coarse cloth, about two and a half feet square, with a bedding made of string woven across, on which the passenger sits. It is slung on a stout bamboo pole, and carried by two or four men.
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Synonym of stretcher, a basic litter used for transport of the ill and injured.
He also, in conjunction with Private John Ryan, rushed into the street under a heavy fire, and took Captain Arnold, 1st Madras Fusiliers, out of a dooly, and brought him into the house, that officer being again hit while they were so doing.
Similar: stretcher
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Synonym of litter of whatever type.
Similar: litter of whatever type
Dooly²
proper noun
- A surname.
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noun basic Indian litter or sedan chair
| हिन्दी | डोली ḍolī |
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