doe

[doh]

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noun, plural does, (especially collectively) doe.

the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.

Nearby words

Origin of doe

before 1000; Middle English do, Old English dā; cognate with Danish daa; akin to Old English dēon to suck

Can be confuseddoe dough

DOE

Department of Energy.

Also d.o.e. depends on experience; depending on experience: used in stating a salary range in help-wanted ads.

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Examples from the Web for doe

According to Doe, she filed a written complaint on her friends' urging.
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his complaint, Doe states that UMass required him to submit questions to be asked of witnesses to Cardoso.
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both Haidak and Doe have been unable to transfer to accredited four-year universities.
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both Doe and Haidak argue that the university displayed a general attitude of presumed guilt towards the accused.
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The chairperson at Doe's disciplinary was faculty member Dennis Conway.
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next day the doe came back again, and Genovefa thanked God from the depths of her heart.
Legends of the Rhine|Wilhelm Ruland
The fawn started up with an anxious bleat: the doe turned; she came back; she couldn't leave it.
In the Wilderness|Charles Dudley Warner
The travellers found a fire ready lighted, upon which was cooking the quarter of a doe, camotes and maize tortillas.
The Pearl of the Andes|Gustave Aimard
Here do I wait until I catch sight of that doe and her fawn.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
Baptist was; he preached, as all ought to doe, by his lyfe, by his hands.
Diary of John Manningham|John Manningham

British Dictionary definitions for doe

doe

noun plural does or doe

the female of the deer, hare, rabbit, and certain other animals

Word Origin for doe

Old English dā; related to Old English dēon to suck, Sanskrit dhēnā cow

Doe

noun

law (formerly) the plaintiff in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of lawSee also Roe

John Doe or Jane Doe US an unknown or unidentified male or female person

DOE

DoE

abbreviation for

(in Canada and, formerly, in Britain) Department of the Environment

(in the US) Department of Energy

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Word Origin and History for doe

doe

Old English da "a female deer," of unknown origin, perhaps a Celtic loan-word (cf. Cornish da "fallow deer," Old Irish dam "ox," Welsh dafad "sheep").

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