dooly
dooly noun: a basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth.
Noun
dooly (plural doolies)
- 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.1877, D. B. Allen et al., “A Statistical Account of Bengal”, in Districts of Gayá and Sháhábád, volume 12, pages 81-82
- He said I should not be able to ride much farther, as the pass beyond Sultanpoor was utterly impracticable for horses; coolies, however, awaited me with a dooly, one of those low litters slung on a bamboo, in which you may travel swiftly and without effort, but to the destruction of the digestive...1882, F. Marion Crawford, Mr. Isaacs
- 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.1863, W.H.G. Kingston, Our Soldiers
- I thought at first I was as good as done for; however, on regaining a little strength, I looked around, and seeing none of our men in the place, and thinking it more than probable, from what I knew of their character, that the very men whom I had been endeavouring to save might take it into their...1840, T.W.E. Holdsworth, Campaign of the Indus
- Synonyms:
- stretcher
- Synonym of litter of whatever type.
- Synonyms:
- litter of whatever type
Proper noun capitalized: Dooly
Dooly
- A surname.
dooly meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Odia
dooly in Hindi
- basic Indian litter or sedan chair
- डोली ḍolī
dooly in Tamil
- தொங்குமஞ்சம்
dooly in Odia
- dooly
- ଖଟିଆ khaṭiā
Synonyms of dooly
- stretcher
- litter of whatever type
Forms of dooly
| plural | doolies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dhooley |
| alternative form | dhooly |
| alternative form | dhouly |
| alternative form | dhuli |
| alternative form | dohleh |
| alternative form | doolae |
| alternative form | doli |
| alternative form | doolee |
| alternative form | dooley |
| alternative form | doolie |
| alternative form | dowle |
| alternative form | dowlee |
| alternative form | dholie |
Origin of dooly
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.
Words formed from dooly
Words that rhyme with dooly
Questions about dooly
- What does dooly mean?
- Dooly means a basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth.
- What is dooly in Hindi?
- Dooly in Hindi is डोली (ḍolī). See Dooly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dooly?
- Dooly can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of dooly?
- The plural of dooly is doolies.
Words near dooly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dooly (page history and authors); Dooly (page history and authors); dooly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଖଟିଆ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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