booly

noun

boo·​ly

ˈbülē,

-li

plural -es

1

: a temporary enclosure once common in Ireland for the shelter of cattle or their keepers

2

: a company of herdsmen wandering with their cattle

Word History

Etymology

Irish Gaelic buaile cattle pen, from Old Irish būale, probably from Latin bovile, bubile cattle stall, from bov-, bos head of cattle

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