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  dobie

  noun

  adobe.
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  Dobie

  noun

  (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.

dobie

¹ American  

[doh-bee] / ˈdoʊ bi /

noun

1. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.

2. a playing marble, especially one made of clay.

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Dobie ² American  

[doh-bee] / ˈdoʊ bi /

noun

1. (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.

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Etymology

Origin of dobie

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; aphetic form

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Example Sentences

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That it is very congenial to malaria, typhoid, leprosy, syphilis and the dobie itch.

From Time Magazine Archive

I called on Gardiner, and talked over his trouble fully;220 he was in a loathsome dobie hole, full of vermin, and dark.

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

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

Companies of Mexican smugglers came northward through its steep-walled border cañons driving their laden burros to lonely rendezvous where hard-eyed traders awaited them with pack-mules loaded down with dobie dollars.

From When the West Was Young by Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie) Bechdolt

Here a jangling note, out of tune and harsh, was struck by the dobie, with whom we had a grave difference of opinion regarding the washing.

From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by T. R. Swinburne

Wingers Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie were key to Scotland getting the better of England in the skies in round two, before the latter had his campaign ended by injury.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

Steyn and Dobie were nailed on to start if form over reputation was any sort of guide.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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

Coach Gregor Townsend has opted for a back three of Bristol's Tom Jordan at full-back flanked by Glasgow Warriors wingers Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie for Saturday's game in Rome.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

And one dreads the crusts on the seats, especially when they require the intervention of a Dobie as well as a rag.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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