Coolies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cooly \Coo"ly\, Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.; pl. {Coolies}. [Hind.
     k?l[imac] a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k?l, ky?leh, slave.]
     An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from
     the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other
     country.
     [1913 Webster]