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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter; stretcher; litter”). India, alt-of, alternative, historical

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Irish. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A ghost town in Sheridan County, Montana, United States. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   An unincorporated community in Wise County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

litter of whatever typestretcher

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhlaoich (“descendant of Dubhlaoch”), a personal name composed by the elements dubh (“black”) + laoch (“hero”).

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