doby

[ doh-bee ]

/ ˈdoʊ bi /

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noun, plural do·bies.Chiefly Southwestern U.S.

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Origin of doby

Aphetic form

Words nearby doby

dobsonfly, Dobsonian telescope, Dobu, Dobuan, dobutamine hydrochloride, doby, Dobzhansky, doc, docent, Docetae, Docetism

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How to use doby in a sentence

But Wally Triplett knew both and struck up a friendship with Robinson and Doby that historic year.
Playing Pinochle and Breaking Barriers With Jackie Robinson|Evan Weiner|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He did compare notes with Robinson, Doby and others like Jesse Owens but sports in America in the 1940s and 1950s.
Playing Pinochle and Breaking Barriers With Jackie Robinson|Evan Weiner|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Doby was not as bubbly a personality as Satchel and was more matter of fact in personality than Jackie.
Playing Pinochle and Breaking Barriers With Jackie Robinson|Evan Weiner|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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How Sex Works: Why We Look, Smell, Feel, and Act the Way We Doby Sharon Moalem What sex really feels, tastes, and smells like.
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"I'd like to know what is the matter with the buck," thought Doby.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
Doby was not to be startled by ghosts; at least he said he wasn't.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
All this action had been so quick that Doby could do nothing.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
Doby had seen some of Filson's drawings of the surrounding trails.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
Doby glowed with pride when he considered the company he kept.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor

British Dictionary definitions for doby

do by

verb

(intr, preposition) to treat in the manner specifiedemployers do well by hard working employees

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with doby

do by

Behave with respect to, treat, as in John was determined to do well by his children. This idiom was first recorded about 1175.