dhobin.

Brit.

/ˈdəʊbi/, U.S.

/ˈdoʊbi/

Forms: Also dhobie, dhoby, dobee, dobie.

Etymology: < Hindi dhōbī, < dhōb washing, Sanskrit dhāv- to wash.

1. A native washerman in India. Also dhobi-man n.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > one who washes clothes > a man

laundry-man1708

washerman1715

dhobi1816

washman1869

1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master viii. 230 Dobies, and burrawa's, and coolies.

1825 M. M. Sherwood Lady of Manor (ed. 2) II. xiii. 242 Linen as white and delicate as an Indian dobee could make it.

1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India 1858–9 I. 110 The ‘dhoby-man’ was waiting outside, and in a few moments made his appearance—a black washerman, dressed in cotton.

1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 242/2 A common Hind. proverb runs..Like a dhoby's dog belonging neither to the house nor to the riverside.

1888 R. Kipling Tods' Amendment in Plain Tales from Hills 168 Tods..was adored by every one, from the dhoby to the dog-boy.

2. dhobie itch n. (also dhobie's itch) ring-worm affecting the arm-pit and groin in hot moist climates; also, a form of contact dermatitis (see quot. 1967).

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > ring-worm or favus

achorOE

scalled-head1340

motha1398

tinea1398

serpigoc1400

ringworma1425

scald1561

tetterworm1622

surpeguea1632

serpentine1639

scald head1673

favus1706

honeycomb scall1817

dhobie itch1890

trichophytosis1890

scaly ringworm1898

whitehead1911

athlete's foot1928

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I Dhobie's itch, Tinea circinata tropica of scrotum, thighs, and perineum; so called in India.

1910 Practitioner Jan. 16 The name ‘Dhobie itch’ is used to denote several kinds of troublesome eczema generally first appearing on the covered hairy regions of the body.

1964 M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) xxvii. 417 Ringworm of the groin (dhobie itch).

1967 A. C. Allen Skin (ed. 2) vii. 241 (caption) Contact eczematous dermatitis (so-called ‘dhobie itch’) produced by contact with the ink from the betel nut used for marking laundry.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dhobi
释义	dhobin. Brit. /ˈdəʊbi/, U.S. /ˈdoʊbi/ Forms: Also dhobie, dhoby, dobee, dobie. Etymology: < Hindi dhōbī, < dhōb washing, Sanskrit dhāv- to wash. 1. A native washerman in India. Also dhobi-man n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > one who washes clothes > a man laundry-man1708 washerman1715 dhobi1816 washman1869 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master viii. 230 Dobies, and burrawa's, and coolies. 1825 M. M. Sherwood Lady of Manor (ed. 2) II. xiii. 242 Linen as white and delicate as an Indian dobee could make it. 1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India 1858–9 I. 110 The ‘dhoby-man’ was waiting outside, and in a few moments made his appearance—a black washerman, dressed in cotton. 1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 242/2 A common Hind. proverb runs..Like a dhoby's dog belonging neither to the house nor to the riverside. 1888 R. Kipling Tods' Amendment in Plain Tales from Hills 168 Tods..was adored by every one, from the dhoby to the dog-boy. 2. dhobie itch n. (also dhobie's itch) ring-worm affecting the arm-pit and groin in hot moist climates; also, a form of contact dermatitis (see quot. 1967). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > ring-worm or favus achorOE scalled-head1340 motha1398 tinea1398 serpigoc1400 ringworma1425 scald1561 tetterworm1622 surpeguea1632 serpentine1639 scald head1673 favus1706 honeycomb scall1817 dhobie itch1890 trichophytosis1890 scaly ringworm1898 whitehead1911 athlete's foot1928 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I Dhobie's itch, Tinea circinata tropica of scrotum, thighs, and perineum; so called in India. 1910 Practitioner Jan. 16 The name ‘Dhobie itch’ is used to denote several kinds of troublesome eczema generally first appearing on the covered hairy regions of the body. 1964 M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) xxvii. 417 Ringworm of the groin (dhobie itch). 1967 A. C. Allen Skin (ed. 2) vii. 241 (caption) Contact eczematous dermatitis (so-called ‘dhobie itch’) produced by contact with the ink from the betel nut used for marking laundry. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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