Booly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbuːli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Booly is a noun meaning (obsolete, Ireland) An enclosed shelter in the pasture land, usually in the mountainous parts, for the shelter of cattle or their herders.
Meaning
(obsolete, Ireland) An enclosed shelter in the pasture land, usually in the mountainous parts, for the shelter of cattle or their herders.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, Ireland) A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk.
Example Sentences
they are evermore succoured and finde releife only in these boolies, being upon the waste places
The term booley was not confined to the mountainous districts; for in some parts of Ireland it was applied to any place where cattle were fed or milked, or which was set apart for dairy purposes.
Word Forms
- boolies
- booley
Synonyms for booly
Depending on context, synonyms include shieling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bullocky, herdsboy, herdman, oxherd, herdsman, bullimong.
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