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Definition of "doe" []

  • The female of a deer or related animal. (noun)
  • The female of various mammals, such as the hare, goat, or kangaroo. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "doe" in a sentence
  • "Any deer that I kill, buck or doe, is a trophy to me."
  • "The stag, locking horns with a rival over the possession of a doe, is highly irrational; but the same stag, hiding its trail from the hounds by taking to water, is performing a highly rational act."
  • "Even if you get a doe tag for a buck only unit, through the special lottery system, it will be in a unit where taking even a doe is really difficult."