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

(doozies)

(US) something that is extraordinary. Often used in the context of troublesome, difficult or problematic, but can be used positively as well.

Most of the test was easy, but the last question was a doozy .