doby
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of doby
Aphetic form
Example Sentences
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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 storm was so terrific that it was impossible to get to the well, fifteen feet from the doby.
From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska
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.
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.
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