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doggesses

doggesses is the plural of doggess.

Meaning of doggess

Noun

doggess (plural doggesses)

  1. (rare) A female dog.
    • The sound even called back the departing senses of the dying doggess. She drew me to her with her paws, and made an effort to lick me. The action quite melted me.1856, Pictures of Comical People, with Stories about Them, page 158
    Synonyms:
    bitch
  2. (derogatory, offensive, rare) A woman.
    • Ten rappers were cited in the legislation, along with an excerpt from an 1811 dictionary that defined the word as “A she dog, or doggess; the most offensive appellation that can be given to an English woman.”2007 August 7, Michael M. Grynbaum, “It’s a Female Dog, or Worse. Or Endearing. And Illegal?”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    bitch

Questions about doggesses

What is doggesses the plural of?
Doggesses is the plural of doggess.

Words near doggesses in the dictionary

  1. doggermen
  2. doggers
  3. doggery
  4. dogges
  5. doggess
  6. doggesses
  7. doggest
  8. dogget
  9. doggeth
  10. doggets
  11. Doggett

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