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

"Shore I've got dobe mud in my haid fer brains," he said, with disgust.

From Valley of Wild Horses by Grey, Zane

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

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

A week or so after he left camp some Greaser give it away that Rojas had a prisoner in a dobe shack near his camp.

From Desert Gold by Grey, Zane