dobie
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dobie
1 American
[doh-bee]
/ ˈdoʊ bi /
Dobie
2
American
[doh-bee]
/ ˈdoʊ bi /
noun
Etymology
Origin of dobie
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; aphetic form
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That it is very congenial to malaria, typhoid, leprosy, syphilis and the dobie itch.
From Time Magazine Archive
A good supply of white shirts and collars must be taken to cope with the destruction and loss which may be expected at the hands of the dobie.
From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by T. R. Swinburne
The Judge was settin’ on the ledge just in front of the dobie house you had him in.
From 'Firebrand' Trevison by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory
The alkali plains, or deserts, as they are230 often erroneously called, are great stretches of adobe soil, known as "dobie" by the natives.
From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by John A. Hill
The 68 smugglers spread blankets, unbuckled broad money-belts from their waists, and stripped out the dobie dollars, letting them fall in clinking heaps upon the cloth.
From When the West Was Young by Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie) Bechdolt
Toulouse star Kinghorn will start at full-back in place of Tom Jordan, who drops to the bench, while Van der Merwe, Scotland's record try-scorer, returns on the wing following an injury to Jamie Dobie.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Italy went to the air once more, Lynagh got the better of the targeted Jamie Dobie and the score was on.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
Bristol's Tom Jordan starts at full-back, in place of Kinghorn, flanked by Glasgow wings Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie for the match in Rome.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Dobie also had a hand in Rowe's second-half try before collecting Van der Merwe's pass off the floor to sprint in for a well-deserved hat-trick.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
During that streak, under coach Gil Dobie, Washington scored 1,930 points to its opponents’ 118.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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