dooly

1. (India, now chiefly historical) A basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth.Examples: "The dhulí is a slight bamboo framework covered with coarse cloth, about two and a half feet square, with a bedding made of string woven across, on which the passenger sits. It is slung on a stout bamboo pole, and carried by two or four men."; "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."; "“Not going out this journey,” gasped Bobby, as he was lifted from the doolie. “Not going out this journey.”"Indiahistorical

2. (India, archaic) Synonym of stretcher, a basic litter used for transport of the ill and injured.Examples: "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."; "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."Synonyms: stretcherIndiaarchaic

3. (India, obsolete) Synonym of litter of whatever type.Synonyms: litter of whatever typeIndiaobsolete