Doolies

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

  Dooly \Doo"ly\, n.; pl. {Doolies}. [Skr. d[=o]la.]
     A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying
     persons or things; a palanquin. [Written also {doolee} and
     {doolie}.] [East Indies]
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           Having provided doolies, or little bamboo chairs slung
           on four men's shoulders, in which I put my papers and
           boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent. --J. D.
                                                    Hooker.
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