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daubes

daubes is the plural of daube.

Meaning of daube

Noun

daube (countable and uncountable, plural daubes)

  1. A stew of braised meat, usually beef.
    • “Christ, I tell you true, Irene, that child won't listen to nobody! I'm trying to cook her some spaghettis and daube, and she keeps on playing in my pot.”1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN

Questions about daubes

What is daubes the plural of?
Daubes is the plural of daube.

Words near daubes in the dictionary

  1. Daubert motions
  2. Daubert standard
  3. Daubert trilogy
  4. Dauberts
  5. daubery
  6. daubes
  7. daubest
  8. daubeth
  9. Daubhill
  10. daubiest
  11. daubing

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