noun
- plural of doolee; a type of light stretcher or portable bed used in India for carrying a sick or injured person
Usage: chiefly historical; also spelled dooly, doli, or doolie
Examples
- The soldiers carried the wounded officer on doolees through the mountain pass.
- In colonial India, doolees were commonly used to transport patients to medical stations.
- The servants prepared several doolees for the journey across difficult terrain.
- Doolees required multiple bearers to carry them safely over long distances.