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. }}

Noun

(doilies)

A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food.