doby

American  

[doh-bee] / ˈdoʊ bi /

noun

Chiefly Southwestern U.S.

• dobies
  plural

1. adobe.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dobies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of doby

Aphetic form

Example Sentences

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doby dobies

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 B. M. Bower

Then we had to dig our way to the doby where we remained from Tuesday evening until Thursday morning.

From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska

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 Needom N. Freeman

A friend of mine who enlisted when I did, caught a severe case of the doby itch which kept him in an almost helpless condition for eight months.

From A Soldier in the Philippines by Needom N. Freeman

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 Needom N. Freeman

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 William Henry Giles Kingston