dooly

== English == === Alternative forms === dhooley, dhooly, dhouly, dhuli, dohleh, doolae, doli, doolee, dooley, doolie, dowle, dowlee, dholie === 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. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uːli === Noun === dooly (plural doolies) (India, now chiefly historical) A basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth. (India, archaic) Synonym of stretcher, a basic litter used for transport of the ill and injured. (India, obsolete) Synonym of litter of whatever type. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “dooly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “doolie, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.