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(ko̵̅o̅′lē)

noun

an unskilled native laborer, esp. formerly, in India, China, etc.
a person doing heavy labor for little pay

Origin: Hindi qulī, hired servant, prob. < kolī, name of a tribe or caste of Gujarat

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also coo·ly

noun pl. coo·lies
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An unskilled Asian laborer.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi qulī, laborer

Origin: , perhaps ultimately from Kulī, a tribe in Gujarat

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