Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cooly \Coo"ly\, Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.; pl. {Coolies}. [Hind.
   k?l[=i] a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k?l, ky?leh, slave.]
   An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from
   the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other
   country.