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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbuːli/

Definition 1:
• A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk.
Labels: Ireland, obsolete

Definition 2:
• An enclosed shelter in the pasture land, usually in the mountainous parts, for the shelter of cattle or their herders.
Example: 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.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: booley house, shieling
Labels: Ireland, obsolete

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/booly