A lightweight platform or stretcher used in India and other South Asian countries to carry goods or people, also spelled dhooly or dooly.
From Hindi 'ḍholī' or 'ḍhol,' borrowed into English during British colonial rule in India as British administrators and soldiers encountered this traditional transport method.
This word traveled from Hindi into English during the 1700s-1800s, and you can trace the British Empire's routes through the English language—words like dooja, bungalow, and jungle all came back with colonists who adopted local terms.
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