dougher
dougher noun: a baker.
Noun
dougher (plural doughers)
- A baker.
- Among the ordinances of the Bakers of Exeter, is a provision that all 'dowers' (doughers or bakers) of the city and suburbs should grind at the city mills, and nowhere else; […]1871, Sydney Smith, The Edinburgh Review Or Critical Journal
- Among the archives of the Pillsbury A mill is the following, which was recently found spread over a pine board in hieroglyphics by some unknown and nailed on the door of the dougher's room.1881, The Northwestern Miller - Volume 12, page 294
Proper noun capitalized: Dougher
Dougher (plural Doughers)
- A surname.
Forms of dougher
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | doughers |
| alternative form | dower |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Doughers |
Origin of dougher
From Middle English dower, equivalent to dough + -er.
Words that rhyme with dougher
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Questions about dougher
- What does dougher mean?
- Dougher means a baker.
- What part of speech is dougher?
- Dougher can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of dougher?
- The plural of dougher is doughers.
Words near dougher in the dictionary
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