dooly
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"Justice of the peace," he said proudly, "dooly signed and registered in Dartmouth County, Mass."
From The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell
Dr Sir,—Yrs, into which you ask me to send you sum leadin incidents in my life so you can write my Bogfry for the papers, cum dooly to hand.
From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 7: Miscellaneous by Artemus Ward
Well, considering you was both so hungry, you ain't neither of you eaten dooly of this stoo as was fit for any king.
From Peregrine's Progress by Jeffery Farnol
He sickened two days before the evacuation of the Residency and died on the morning of the 24th of November in his dooly in a tent of the camp at the Dilkoosha.
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes
Sergeant Paton, of my company, picked him up, and put him into an empty dooly which was passing.
From Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude by William Forbes-Mitchell
As they picked their way down the line of duffel bags, foot lockers, skis, banjos, rifles and packs, the "doolies,"* i.e., plebes, had to halt before passing an upperclassman to ask "By your leave, sir."
From Time Magazine Archive
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For the first time, doolies regularly visit faculty homes.
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The academy is not letting doolies off scot-free.
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Upperclassmen used to bait doolies all weekend; now doolies may close their doors if they want to be alone.
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There was a low murmur of sympathy from the soldiers as the doolies passed them, and many a muttered "God bless you, sir, and bring you through it all right."
From The Lost Heir by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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