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Cooly, Coolie

02319 Coo"ly, Coo"lie (?), n.; pl. Coolies (#). [Hind. kl\'c6 a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. kl, kyleh, slave.] An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.

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