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coolie [Am ˈkuli, Brit ˈkuːli] N dated or offens

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He was typically depicted with a long queue and wearing a coolie hat. en.wikipedia.org

A large number of these unskilled workers were sold in what became known as the coolie trade. en.wikipedia.org

Coolies also received wages, although usually they were paid much less than local workers. en.wikipedia.org

He decides to be a coolie at a medicine shop to make more money. en.wikipedia.org

Here we are introduced to the protagonist who works as a coolie in a shipyard, and sometimes at the airport. en.wikipedia.org

Modern lampshades can be classed as drum, pendant or coolie depending on their shape. en.wikipedia.org

Hovels known as coolie lines dotted the landscape. en.wikipedia.org

Mistreatment of coolie migrants was common and mutinies by them were becoming more frequent at the time of this voyage. en.wikipedia.org

In 1901, for example, there were 12 coolie lodging houses located here. en.wikipedia.org

This street was probably one of the stations of the coolie trade between the 1850s and the 1880s. en.wikipedia.org

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