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Webster 1913 Edition


Coolie

Coo′lie

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Noun.
Same as
Cooly
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Coo′ly

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Coo′lie

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Noun.
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pl.
Coolies
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[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.