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dobie

dobie is the alternative form of dhobi.

Meaning of dhobi

Noun

dhobi (plural dhobis)

  1. (South-Asia) A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman.
    • ... "The first dhobi khana was under the Madras Presidency...”2003, https://web.archive.org/web/20050508060337/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/07/stories/2003070700750100.htm The 'dhobi khana' at Fort Kochi was once throbbing with activity. […]

Noun capitalized: Dobie

Dobie (plural Dobies)

  1. (informal) A Dobermann dog.

Proper noun capitalized: Dobie

Dobie

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A locality in the Rural City of Ararat, central western Victoria, Australia

Forms of dobie

pluraldobies
pluralDobies

Origin of dobie

Diminutive + -ie.

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

Words formed from dobie

Questions about dobie

What does dobie mean?
Dobie means a Dobermann dog.
What is dobie the alternative form of?
Dobie is the alternative form of dhobi.
What part of speech is dobie?
Dobie can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of dobie?
The plural of dobie is dobies.

Words near dobie in the dictionary

  1. Dobhar-chú
  2. dobhash
  3. dobhashes
  4. Dobhashi
  5. Dobian
  6. dobie
  7. Dobiegniew
  8. dobies
  9. Dobies Bight
  10. Dobin
  11. Dobing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dobie (page history and authors); Dobie (page history and authors); dhobi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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