Doo"ly (?), n.; pl.
Doolies (#). [Skr. d?la.] A kind of
litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or
things; a palanquin. [Written also doolee and
doolie.] [East Indies]
Having provided doolies, or little bamboo
chairs slung on four men's shoulders, in which I put my papers and
boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent.
J. D.
Hooker.