doby

American  

[doh-bee] / ˈdoʊ bi /

noun

Chiefly Southwestern U.S.

plural

dobies

1. adobe.

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Etymology

Origin of doby

Aphetic form

Example Sentences

A friend of mine who enlisted when I did, caught a severe case of the doby itch which kept him in an almost helpless condition for eight months.

From A Soldier in the Philippines by Freeman, Needom N.

I was informed that it was doby itch, and that I should have it doctored before it spread.

From A Soldier in the Philippines by Freeman, Needom N.

Then we had to dig our way to the doby where we remained from Tuesday evening until Thursday morning.

From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska

The ground did not look muddy, but it was; I have since learned that that particular phase of nature's hypocrisy is called "doby."

From The Range Dwellers by Bower, B. M.

They'd cut a trail in them doby flats like a bunch uh gallopin' buffalo.

From Raw Gold A Novel by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)