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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Here a jangling note, out of tune and harsh, was struck by the dobie, with whom we had a grave difference of opinion regarding the washing.

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

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)

I called on Gardiner, and talked over his trouble fully;220 he was in a loathsome dobie hole, full of vermin, and dark.

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.

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)