COOLIES
\kˈuːliz], \kˈuːliz], \k_ˈuː_l_i_z]\
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Originally the name of one of the hill tribes of Hindustan; many of these being employed as labourers and porters in Bombay, etc. The word C. became = porter; but it is used now to denote emigrant labourers from India and China to other countries.
By Henry Percy Smith
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.