doe

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noun

ˈdō How to pronounce doe (audio)
plural does or doe
: the adult female of various mammals (such as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck

DOE

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abbreviation

1
Department of Energy
2
depends on experience

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Ward and several others herded the third deer toward the shore and used a rope to pull the doe out of the water, according to the police department. — Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025 Once tranquilized, Wallerstein and the police used bolt cutters to remove the tomato cage from around the doe’s body. — Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025 During antlerless deer season, hunters can take deer without antlers, also called a doe. — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024 One doe in labor stirs but doesn’t see her fate Etched before her on the black surface. — T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for doe

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Etymology

Noun

Middle English do, from Old English dā; akin to German dialect tē doe

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doe was before the 12th century

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doe

noun
ˈdō How to pronounce doe (audio)
plural does or doe
: the female especially of an adult mammal (as a deer, an antelope, or a rabbit) of which the male is called buck

Medical Definition

DOE

abbreviation
dyspnea on exertion

Legal Definition

DOE

abbreviation
Department of Energy

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