Doolie
[doo-lee]Community Definitions1
A wooden food safe with wire-gauze or mesh-screen doors, kept in every Anglo-Indian pantry to protect cold roast meats, bread, and pastries from insects and heat.
“Put the leftover Sunday beef roast and the guava jelly tart inside the doolie and hook the latch securely.”
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