doe

[ doh ]

/ doʊ /

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noun, plural does, (especially collectively) doe.

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

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Origin of doe

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH doe

doe , dough

Words nearby doe

do, doing, Dodoma, Dodona, dodo split, do down, doe, doe-eyed, doek, Doenitz, doer, doer and gone

Other definitions for doe (2 of 2)

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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How to use doe in a sentence

The sound of birds, quail, even doe, make a wild grid of noise.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Parker writes of the “black-faced doe” that he sees in the yard in his new Texas house.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Jane Doe though, she was heading into yet another nightmare.
The Navy ‘Hero’ Who Pimped an HIV-Positive Teen|M.L. Nestel|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Daniels, 28, was allegedly the first to force “Jane Doe” to perform sexual acts on johns.
The Navy ‘Hero’ Who Pimped an HIV-Positive Teen|M.L. Nestel|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And though Wright kept a low profile for almost a year, he managed to solicit “Jane Doe” on online escort pages.
The Navy ‘Hero’ Who Pimped an HIV-Positive Teen|M.L. Nestel|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Doe grow on trees, or sea to shoore of sandie cinder heaues.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Some of the bench, that watch to give it,More then to doe the office that they fit for: But giue me (sir) my fee.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
I doe not know, you that are perfect CrittiquesIn womens bookes, may talke of maydenheads.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
The next moment there was a rustle of leaves, and a yearling doe dashed by.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
Therfore doe I creaue that you will accept this little Booke, and take yt In goode partte.
A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land Of Virginia, 1590|Thomas Hariot

British Dictionary definitions for doe (1 of 3)

doe

/ (dəʊ) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for doe (2 of 3)

Doe

/ (dəʊ) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for doe (3 of 3)

DOE

DoE

abbreviation for

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

(in the US) Department of Energy

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