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  • noun Plural form of doolie.

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Examples

  • At midnight came outlandish Indians staggering under the green-curtained palanquins they call doolies: these were filled up and taken away to the Elandslaagte Station.

    From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War G. W. Steevens

  • The "doolies," members of the incoming freshman class, are among about 1,300 recent arrivals for their first weeks of military training.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories 2009

  • Corinna Jones says that most of the sick cadets are "doolies," members of the incoming freshman class who began training June 25.

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  • Corinna Jones told The Gazette in Colorado Springs Thursday that most of the cadets are "doolies", members of the incoming freshman class who began training June 25.

    News for WSAV 2009

  • Corinna Jones says that most of the sick cadets are "doolies," members of the incoming freshman class who began training June 25.

    The Vail Trail - All Sections 2009

  • The "doolies," members of the incoming freshman class, are among about 1,300 recent arrivals for their first weeks of military training.

    Vail Daily - Top Stories 2009

  • Corinna Jones told The Gazette in Colorado Springs Thursday that most of the cadets are "doolies", members of the incoming freshman class who began rigorous training on June 25.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

  • Corinna Jones says that most of the sick cadets are "doolies," members of the incoming freshman class who began training June 25.

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2009

  • The "doolies," members of the incoming freshman class, are among about 1,300 cadets who arrived recently for their first weeks of military training.

    WCAX - Local News 2009

  • Corinna Jones says that most of the sick cadets are "doolies," members of the incoming freshman class who began training June 25.

    The Vail Trail - All Sections 2009

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  • I tried to find out whether dooly or doolie is the usual singular, and failed to find anything about this imp at all. (It doesn't help that both have other meanings, and that Google is convinced I can't spell and the folklore I'm really interested in is of corn dollies.) What are doolies, and should we be afraid...?

    January 12, 2009