booly Meaning, Definition & Usage

Boo"ly noun

Etymology

Ir. buachail cowherd; bo cow + giolla boy.

Wordforms

plural Boolies

Definitions

1. A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk, like the Tartars; also, a place in the mountain pastures inclosed for the shelter of cattle or their keepers. Obs. Written also boley, bolye, bouillie. Spenser.