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boolies

boolies is the plural of booly.

Meaning of booly

Noun

booly (plural boolies)

  1. (Ireland, obsolete) A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk.
  2. (Ireland, obsolete) An enclosed shelter in the pasture land, usually in the mountainous parts, for the shelter of cattle or their herders.
    • The term booley was not confined to the mountainous districts; for in some parts of Ireland it was applied to any place where cattle were fed or milked, or which was set apart for dairy purposes.

Questions about boolies

What is boolies the plural of?
Boolies is the plural of booly.

Words near boolies in the dictionary

  1. booley
  2. booley house
  3. booley houses
  4. booleys
  5. Boolian
  6. boolies
  7. Booligal
  8. booling
  9. Boolite
  10. bools
  11. booly

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