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Coolie
Coo′lie
,Noun.
Same as
Cooly
. {
, Coo′ly
,Coo′lie
}Noun.
pl.
Coolies
(#)
. [Hind.
k[GREEK]lī
a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k[GREEK]l
, ky[GREEK]leh
, slave.] An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.