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• dobe
  dobe

  noun

  adobe.
• Dobe
  Dobe

  noun

  Doberman pinscher.

dobe

¹ American  

[doh-bee] / ˈdoʊ bi /

noun

1. Informal. adobe.

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Dobe ² American  

[dohb] / doʊb /

noun

1. Doberman pinscher.

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Etymology

Origin of dobe¹

Aphetic form

Origin of Dobe²

First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening

Example Sentences

So, with my mind at rest about him, I tacked away for the little dobe building down toward the water-front which at that day flew the American flag from the staff upon its roof.

From Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers by Foster, W. Bertram

Farther, wind and sun had dried the ridge-turf to its normal firmness and baked the dobe flats till in places they were of their old flinty hardness.

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

But the arches and the wall of the building were of common dobe, massive, but roughly built.

From The Garden of Eden by Brand, Max

The original walls were built of brick dobe made out of clay and grass, and were sun-dried before being set into place.

From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis

Under the snouts of the steam shovels "dobe" shots went off as bowlders were riven into smaller fragments.

From The Ne'er-Do-Well by Beach, Rex Ellingwood