Noun

(dollies)

A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.

A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.

(Knight)

In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.

A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.

A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.

(film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.

(children, colloquial) A child's name for a doll.

(cricket) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.

Noun

(doolies)

(archaic) A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin.

* {{quote-book, year=1882, author=F. Marion Crawford, title=Mr. Isaacs, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=He said I should not be able to ride much farther, as the pass beyond Sultanpoor was utterly impracticable for horses; coolies, however, awaited me with a dooly , one of those low litters slung on a bamboo, in which you may travel swiftly and without effort, but to the destruction of the digestive organs. }}

* {{quote-book, year=, author=W.H.G. Kingston, title=Our Soldiers, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=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. }}

* {{quote-book, year=1840, author=T.W.E. Holdsworth, title=Campaign of the Indus, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=I thought at first I was as good as done for; however, on regaining a little strength, I looked around, and seeing none of our men in the place, and thinking it more than probable, from what I knew of their character, that the very men whom I had been endeavouring to save might take it into their heads to give me the "coup de grace " now I was left alone, I made a desperate effort, got on my legs, and managed to hobble out, when I soon found some of our men, who supported me until a dooly could be brought, into which I was placed, and was soon on my way to the doctor. }}