doby
Americannoun
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Origin of doby
Aphetic form
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The storm again caught us and drifted us to Doc's old doby two and one-half miles north of the townsite.
From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska
I was informed that it was doby itch, and that I should have it doctored before it spread.
From A Soldier in the Philippines by Freeman, Needom N.
They'd cut a trail in them doby flats like a bunch uh gallopin' buffalo.
From Raw Gold A Novel by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
The ground did not look muddy, but it was; I have since learned that that particular phase of nature's hypocrisy is called "doby."
From The Range Dwellers by Bower, B. M.
One doctor said that it would require three or four years' careful treatment to cure an acute case of doby itch in another climate.
From A Soldier in the Philippines by Freeman, Needom N.
The dobies were employed in washing and ironing their master’s clothes, while the other servants and camp-followers were mending, making, and repairing garments, saddles, and harness, and tackle of all descriptions.
From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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