doe

¹

[doh]

noun

plural

does ,

plural

doe .

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

DOE

²

1. Department of Energy.

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

DOE

¹

abbreviation

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

2. (in the US) Department of Energy

Doe

²

/ dəʊ /

noun

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

2. an unknown or unidentified male or female person

doe

³

/ dəʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of doe¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of doe¹

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

Example Sentences

Big doe eyes and perhaps a little cleavage to sell this heartfelt — or shall we say silicon chip-felt — message about kids who “are forced to carry a quiet laughter.”

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Mary Slater, 84, said, while her dog doe not mind fireworks going off, her son's dog was "absolutely terrified".

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"Walking through the woods, I spotted this roe doe grazing the foliage," says Walker-Nix.

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Duntsova stresses she doe not see herself as an opposition politician, but one motivated by “human, usual, ordinary ethical values.”

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However, biologists say that’s not nearly enough, given that each doe produces two fawns each year.

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Related Words

• bunny 
• coney 
• cony 
• hare 
• lagomorph 
• lapin