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Definition of Dooly
1. n. A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin.
Definition of Dooly
1. Noun. (archaic) A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dooly
1. doolee [n -LIES] - See also: doolee
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dooly
Literary usage of Dooly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from by William J. Northen (1906)
"John dooly. The ancestors of this sterling patriot came from Ireland originally,
... About the beginning of the Revolution, John dooly, together with other ..."
2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1859)
"John dooly, emigrated from North Carolina at the beginning of the American ...
In 1802 John M. dooly was appointed solicitor-general of the western circuit, ..."
3. Wit and Humor of Bench and Bar by Marshall Brown (1899)
"dooly, John M.— The sayings of Judge dooly, eminent as a jurist and famous as a
wit, are proverbial gems in the wit and humor of the Georgia bar. ..."
4. The Bench and Bar of Georgia: Memoirs and Sketches: Memoirs and Sketches by Stephen Franks Miller (1858)
"dooly had some military am-- bition, and was a candidate for brigadier-general.
... dooly was defeated, and charged his disgrace to Gen. Blackshear. ..."
5. Bulletin by Georgia Geologic Survey, Geological Survey of Georgia (1916)
"dooly COUNTY Although the entire western half of dooly County, with the exception
of a narrow strip along the Flint River, is within the Eocene (Jackson) ..."
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