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dowsabel

American  
[dou-suh-bel] / ˈdaʊ səˌbɛl /

noun

Obsolete.

  1. sweetheart.

dowsabel British  
/ ˈdaʊs-, ˈduːsəˌbɛl /

noun

  1. an obsolete word for sweetheart

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dowsabel

1575–85; ≪ Latin Dulcibella woman's name. See dulcet, belle

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