doe

¹ American  

[doh] / doʊ /

noun

plural

does,

plural

doe

1. the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.

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DOE ² American  

1. Department of Energy.

2. Also d.o.e. depends on experience; depending on experience: used in stating a salary range in help-wanted ads.

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DOE ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (in Canada and, formerly, in Britain) Department of the Environment

2. (in the US) Department of Energy

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Doe ² British  

/ dəʊ /

noun

1. law (formerly) the plaintiff in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law See also Roe

2. an unknown or unidentified male or female person

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doe ³ British  

/ dəʊ /

noun

1. the female of the deer, hare, rabbit, and certain other animals

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Etymology

Origin of doe

First recorded before 1000; Middle English do, Old English dā; cognate with Danish daa; akin to Old English dēon “to suck”

Example Sentences

On a sunny morning in September, a dead doe lay on the side of a small road just off 395, as cars whizzed by on the artery that connects communities along the Eastern Sierra.

From Los Angeles Times

The “Christmas magic” that allows the doe to fly does not work on other creatures.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mary Slater, 84, said, while her dog doe not mind fireworks going off, her son's dog was "absolutely terrified".

From BBC

"Walking through the woods, I spotted this roe doe grazing the foliage," says Walker-Nix.

From BBC

Duntsova stresses she doe not see herself as an opposition politician, but one motivated by “human, usual, ordinary ethical values.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• bunny
• coney
• cony
• hare
• lagomorph
• lapin