dobie

¹

[ doh-bee ]

noun

1. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
2. a playing marble, especially one made of clay.

Dobie

²

[ doh-bee ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dobie¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; aphetic form

Example Sentences

Gregor Townsend's side had the final word though as Jamie Dobie went over for a ninth home try late on.

From BBC

Dobie polished off the scoring on what was a high-scoring but scrappy afternoon for Townsend's team.

From BBC

Jamie Dobie is the scrum-half cover among the replacements and D'Arcy Rae will be hoping to earn his second cap from the bench five-and-a-half years on from his Scotland bow.

From BBC

Darryl Hickman, 92, one of Hollywood’s most versatile child actors in the 1940s in films such as the Depression-era saga “The Grapes of Wrath” and the dark thriller “Leave Her to Heaven,” and who later played a supporting role to his younger brother Dwayne on TV’s “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,” died May 22.

From Seattle Times

Jamie Dobie's box-kicks are almost forcing the Warriors backwards as they get caught in the backdraft.

From BBC