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▪ I. pooly, a.|ˈpuːlɪ| [f. pool n.1 + -y.] Resembling a pool; abounding in pools; swampy.
1821J. Baillie Metr. Leg., Wallace viii, As angler in the pooly wave. 1822Blackw. Mag. XI. 181 The water struggled onwards through narrow gullets, boiling caldrons, and pooly whirls. ▪ II. pooly, n. rare.|ˈpuːlɪ| [f. pool n.1 + -y6.] A small pool, spec. of urine.
1922Joyce Ulysses 529 It's as limp as a boy of six's doing his pooly behind a cart. ▪ III. pooly obs. f. pulley. |