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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
dobson, dobsonfly, Dobsonian telescope, Dobu, Dobuan, doby, Dobzhansky, doc, docent, Docetae, Docetism
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How to use doby in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for doby
do by
verb
(intr, preposition) to treat in the manner specifiedemployers do well by hard working employees
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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.
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