The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dooly \Doo"ly\, n.; pl. Doolies. [Skr. d[=o]la.]
   A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying
   persons or things; a palanquin. [Written also doolee and
   doolie.] [East Indies]
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         Having provided doolies, or little bamboo chairs slung
         on four men's shoulders, in which I put my papers and
         boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent. --J. D.
                                                  Hooker.
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