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dough
[ doh ]
/ doÊ /
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noun
flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
any similar soft, pasty mass.
Slang. money.
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Origin of dough
before 1000; Middle English do(u)gh, do(u)h, dou(e), Old English dÄg, dÄh; cognate with Dutch deeg,Old Norse deig,Gothic daigs,German Teig
OTHER WORDS FROM dough
doughlike, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dough
doe, doughWords nearby dough
douceperes, douceur, douche, douchebag, Doug, dough, doughbelly, dough bird, doughboy, doughboys, Dougherty wagon
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British Dictionary definitions for dough
dough
/ (dÉÊ) /
noun
a thick mixture of flour or meal and water or milk, used for making bread, pastry, etc
any similar pasty mass
a slang word for money
Word Origin for dough
Old English dÄg; related to Old Norse deig, Gothic daigs, Old High German teig dough, Sanskrit degdhi he daubs; see dairy, duff 1, lady
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