Dooly
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth. India, historical
"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."
- 2 Synonym of stretcher, a basic litter used for transport of the ill and injured. India, archaic
"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."
- 3 Synonym of litter of whatever type. India, obsolete
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
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.
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