First Known Use: before 12th century
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doe
noun \ˈdō\
: a female animal (such as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo)
plural does or doe
Full Definition of DOE
: the adult female of various mammals (as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck
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Origin of DOE
Middle English do, from Old English dā; akin to German dialect tē doe
Rhymes with DOE
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo
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doe
noun \ˈdō\
Definition of DOE for Kids
: the female of an animal (as a deer or kangaroo) the male of which is called buck
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