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doe

1

[ doh ]

noun

, plural does, (especially collectively) doe.
  1. the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.


DOE

2
  1. Also d.o.e. depends on experience; depending on experience: used in stating a salary range in help-wanted ads.

DOE

1

abbreviation for

  1. (in Canada and, formerly, in Britain) Department of the Environment
  2. (in the US) Department of Energy
“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

doe

2

/ dəʊ /

noun

  1. the female of the deer, hare, rabbit, and certain other animals
“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

Doe

3

/ dəʊ /

noun

  1. law (formerly) the plaintiff in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law See also Roe
  2. John Doe or Jane Doe
    an unknown or unidentified male or female person
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doe1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English do, Old English dā; cognate with Danish daa; akin to Old English dēon “to suck”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doe1

Old English dā; related to Old English dēon to suck, Sanskrit dhēnā cow
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Example Sentences

Mary Slater, 84, said, while her dog doe not mind fireworks going off, her son's dog was "absolutely terrified".

From BBC

"Walking through the woods, I spotted this roe doe grazing the foliage," says Walker-Nix.

From BBC

Duntsova stresses she doe not see herself as an opposition politician, but one motivated by “human, usual, ordinary ethical values.”

However, biologists say that’s not nearly enough, given that each doe produces two fawns each year.

She was, of course, extraordinarily beautiful, with big doe eyes and the kind of bone structure no surgery can replicate.

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