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Definition of Goolies
1. goolie [n] - See also: goolie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goolies
| gooily gooiness gooing gook gook wagon gook wagons gooks gooky gool goold | goolde goolds gooley gooleys gools gooly goom goomah goombah goombahs | goombay goombays goon goon-stick goon squad goon squads goon stick |
Literary usage of Goolies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memorandum on the Progress of the Madras Presidency During the Last Forty by Seshayangar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar (1893)
"The 50 goolies of wet land were computed to yield 5 kalams of paddy. His wages
for daily work consisted of a Madras measure of grain per diem and this for ..."
2. Manual of the Administration of the Madras Presidency by Madras (Presidency) (1885)
"According to early accounts, it is a square, each side of which is 1581 English
feet, ie, 25031 square feet, or '57462 arre, and till AD 1856, goolies used ..."
3. The Annals of Indian Administration by Meredith Townsend (1856)
"... 28 goolies. No product has been introduced into this district since its
assumption by the British. The settlement bears heavily upon the poorer ryots ..."
4. First Footsteps in East Africa: Or, An Exploration of Harar by Richard Francis Burton (1856)
"... range of the goolies mountains. The tree grows to the height of twenty feet
The poison is obtained by boiling the root in water, until it attains the ..."
5. Gypsy Folk-tales by Francis Hindes Groome (1899)
"The first are real Gypsies ; the second are what are called "Gilly goolies," and
are only touched on the Gypsies, ie have a strain of Gypsy blood in their ..."
6. Madras High Court Reports: Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Madras by India High Court (Madras, India (1872)
"On settlement of former accounts I owe you the sum " of Rupees 300, for which I
pledge you my 8^- goolies of " land and two houses (boundaries, &c., ..."
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