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• doe — [dəu US dou] n [: Old English; Origin: da] 1.) a female rabbit or ↑deer →↑buck, stag ↑stag 2.) doe eyes large attractive eyes ▪ a pretty girl with big brown doe eyes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Doe — (d[=o]), n. [AS. d[=a]; cf. Dan. daa, daa dyr, deer, and perh. L. dama. [root]66.] (Zo[ o]l.) A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female of other animals …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• doe — [dō] n. pl. does or doe [ME do < OE da, akin to Alemannic te < IE base * dome , TAME] the female deer, antelope, rabbit, goat, etc.: see BUCK1 …   English World dictionary

• doe — [ dou ] noun count a female DEER or the female of some other animals such as a RABBIT. The male of these animals is called a buck …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• doe — ► NOUN 1) a female roe or fallow deer or reindeer. 2) a female hare, rabbit, rat, ferret, or kangaroo. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• doe — noun (plural does or doe) Etymology: Middle English do, from Old English dā; akin to German dialect tē doe Date: before 12th century the adult female of various mammals (as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• doe — UK [dəʊ] / US [doʊ] noun [countable] Word forms doe : singular doe plural does a female deer, or the female of some other animals such as a rabbit. The male of these animals is called a buck …   English dictionary

• doe — /doh/, n., pl. does, (esp. collectively) doe. the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals. [bef. 1000; ME do, OE da; c. Dan daa; akin to OE deon to suck] * * * …   Universalium

• doe — [[t]do͟ʊ[/t]] does N COUNT A doe is an adult female rabbit, hare, or deer …   English dictionary

• doe — [[t]doʊ[/t]] n. pl. does, (esp. collectively)doe. mam the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME do, OE dā …   From formal English to slang

• doe — Synonyms and related words: Belgian hare, Cape elk, Partlet, Virginia deer, antelope, biddy, billy, billy goat, bitch, bossy, brood mare, buck, bunny, camel, camelopard, caribou, cottontail, cow, deer, deerlet, doeling, dromedary, eland, elk, ewe …   Moby Thesaurus