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[ doh-bee ] / ˈdoʊ bi /
noun, plural do·bies.Chiefly Southwestern U.S.Origin of dobyAphetic form Words nearby dobydobsonfly, Dobsonian telescope, Dobu, Dobuan, dobutamine hydrochloride, doby, Dobzhansky, doc, docent, Docetae, Docetism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dobyBut Wally Triplett knew both and struck up a friendship with Robinson and Doby that historic year. Playing Pinochle and Breaking Barriers With Jackie Robinson|Evan Weiner|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST He did compare notes with Robinson, Doby and others like Jesse Owens but sports in America in the 1940s and 1950s. Playing Pinochle and Breaking Barriers With Jackie Robinson|Evan Weiner|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Doby was not as bubbly a personality as Satchel and was more matter of fact in personality than Jackie. Playing Pinochle and Breaking Barriers With Jackie Robinson|Evan Weiner|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST What the Public Should DoBy Michael Chertoff Demand greater government vigilance to prevent and protect against major attacks. Getting Ready for Terror|The Daily Beast|February 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for doby
verb(intr, preposition) to treat in the manner specifiedemployers do well by hard working employees 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 Idioms and Phrases with doby
Behave with respect to, treat, as in John was determined to do well by his children. This idiom was first recorded about 1175. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |