Definition of doe Doe

/dowˈ/ - [dow] - Doe

We found 17 definitions of doe from 6 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: does

doe - mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
doe - the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
  Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy, DOE
  executive department a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • doe (n.)
    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, as the rabbit. See the Note under Buck.
  • doe (n.)
    A feat. [Obs.] See Do, n.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • doe
    ISO 639-6 entity
  • doe
    A female rabbit.
  • doe
    A female deer.
  • doe
    A female Roe deer.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • doe
    dō, n. John Doe and Richard Roe, names of an imaginary plaintiff and opponent in the old legal action for ejectment, and proverbial term for a legal action
  • doe
    dō, n. the female of the fallow-deer or buck.—n. Doe′skin, the skin of a doe: a smooth, close-woven woollen cloth. [A.S. ; Dan. daa, a deer.]

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  • doe, noun, singular of doe / does.
  • doe, noun, plural of doe.

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doe in sign language
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