doolie
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -uːli
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
doolie (plural doolies)
- Alternative form of dooly (“covered litter”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Origin unclear. One theory is that it originates from the word duly, as in “duly appointed [a cadet]” (part of the official acceptance). Another claims that the term is derived from Ancient Greek δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”) + -ie. Apparently dates to the first class of the Academy, in 1955.[1]
Noun[edit]
doolie (plural doolies)