doe

¹

[ doh ]

noun

, plural does, (especially collectively) 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 for

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

doe

²

/ dəʊ /

noun

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

Doe

³

/ dəʊ /

noun

1. See Roe
   law (formerly) the plaintiff in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law See also Roe
2. John Doe
   John DoeJane Doe an unknown or unidentified male or female person

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

The sound of birds, quail, even doe, make a wild grid of noise.

From The Daily Beast

Parker writes of the “black-faced doe” that he sees in the yard in his new Texas house.

From The Daily Beast

For Jane Doe though, she was heading into yet another nightmare.

From The Daily Beast

Daniels, 28, was allegedly the first to force “Jane Doe” to perform sexual acts on johns.

From The Daily Beast

And though Wright kept a low profile for almost a year, he managed to solicit “Jane Doe” on online escort pages.

From The Daily Beast

Doe grow on trees, or sea to shoore of sandie cinder heaues.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

I doe not know, you that are perfect CrittiquesIn womens bookes, may talke of maydenheads.

From Project Gutenberg

The next moment there was a rustle of leaves, and a yearling doe dashed by.

From Project Gutenberg

Therfore doe I creaue that you will accept this little Booke, and take yt In goode partte.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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