plural does or doe
: the adult female of various mammals (such as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck
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Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
One doe in labor stirs but doesn’t see her fate
Etched before her on the black surface.
—T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The doe crumples in her tracks just as Adams pulls the trigger.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2025
People near Hotchkiss had reported seeing the entangled doe for about a month, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a Jan. 31 news release on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
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Noun
During antlerless deer season, hunters can take deer without antlers, also called a doe.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
One doe in labor stirs but doesn’t see her fate
Etched before her on the black surface.
—T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The doe crumples in her tracks just as Adams pulls the trigger.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2025
People near Hotchkiss had reported seeing the entangled doe for about a month, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a Jan. 31 news release on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doe. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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doe
noun
plural does or doe
: the female especially of an adult mammal (as a deer, an antelope, or a rabbit) of which the male is called buck
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