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  dobie

  noun

  adobe.
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  Dobie

  noun

  (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.

dobie

¹ American  

[doh-bee] / ˈdoʊ bi /

noun

1. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.

2. a playing marble, especially one made of clay.

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Dobie ² American  

[doh-bee] / ˈdoʊ bi /

noun

1. (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.

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Etymology

Origin of dobie

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; aphetic form

Example Sentences

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That it is very congenial to malaria, typhoid, leprosy, syphilis and the dobie itch.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Judge was settin’ on the ledge just in front of the dobie house you had him in.

From 'Firebrand' Trevison by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)

A good supply of white shirts and collars must be taken to cope with the destruction and loss which may be expected at the hands of the dobie.

From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by Swinburne, T. R.

The 68 smugglers spread blankets, unbuckled broad money-belts from their waists, and stripped out the dobie dollars, letting them fall in clinking heaps upon the cloth.

From When the West Was Young by Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie)

The alkali plains, or deserts, as they are230 often erroneously called, are great stretches of adobe soil, known as "dobie" by the natives.

From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by Hill, John A.

Jack Dempsey, belligerence on legs, Jamie Ritchie, a warrior in his 40 minutes, and Jamie Dobie, class in every area after a rough experience in Rome, are not going to make it to Wales.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

Steyn and Dobie are two of nine Glasgow players in the starting 15 -- a reward for the team's fine form.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

Bristol's Tom Jordan starts at full-back, in place of Kinghorn, flanked by Glasgow wings Kyle Steyn and Jamie Dobie for the match in Rome.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

Ashman's first was also well worked, as the hooker flew on to a flat pass from Jamie Dobie to crash over from a few yards out.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025

And one dreads the crusts on the seats, especially when they require the intervention of a Dobie as well as a rag.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich