doolie

[ doo-lee ]

/ ˈdu li /

a first-year cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Origin of doolie

origin uncertain

doohickey, dook, dooket, doolally, doolan, doolie, doolittle, dooly, doom, doom and gloom, doom palm

doolie ²

[ doo-lee ]

/ ˈdu li /

dooly.

dooly

[ doo-lee ]

/ ˈdu li /

(in India) a simple litter, often used to transport sick or wounded persons.

First recorded in 1615–25, dooly is from the Hindi word ḍōlī litter

Junkies have their own look (emaciated, haunted, sallow) and their own junk names: Doolie, Cash, and Dupré.

American Dreams, 1953: ‘Junky’ by William S. Burroughs |Nathaniel Rich |June 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Major Tryon had taken his unfortunate servant with him in a doolie.

The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains |Augustus Henry Irby
The Tibetans stood on the roofs of their houses like a row of cormorants, and watched the doolie pass underneath.

The Unveiling of Lhasa |Edmund Candler
"Not going out this journey," gasped Bobby, as he was lifted from the doolie.

Soldiers Three, Part II. |Rudyard Kipling

They had never seen a doolie, but in default of better they were employed.

The Unveiling of Lhasa |Edmund Candler
She was not visibly elated when she heard that the doolie contained the first victim of the Tibetan arms.

The Unveiling of Lhasa |Edmund Candler