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

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The Judge was settin’ on the ledge just in front of the dobie house you had him in.

From 'Firebrand' Trevison by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)

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 Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie)

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 Swinburne, T. R.

A sharp-eyed scout reported two pack-mules, their aparejos bulging with dobie dollars, in the train.

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