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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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
This 100-proof member of the Jim Beam Small Batch Collection wears its age well, with notes of cherry, stone fruit, vanilla, and brown sugar on the palate, along with a healthy but not overwhelming does of tannic oak.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
Within about five minutes, the lead doe stepped out of those pines at about 37 yards.
—Cheyne Matzenbacher, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025
The Breakout Teal Chartreuse carpet is part of AD’s collaboration with the brand, while the right is a nice way to dip your toes into the doe print trend.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
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The color is less clean girl and more Old Hollywood ingenue, doe-y and doll-like.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
This 100-proof member of the Jim Beam Small Batch Collection wears its age well, with notes of cherry, stone fruit, vanilla, and brown sugar on the palate, along with a healthy but not overwhelming does of tannic oak.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
Within about five minutes, the lead doe stepped out of those pines at about 37 yards.
—Cheyne Matzenbacher, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025
The Breakout Teal Chartreuse carpet is part of AD’s collaboration with the brand, while the right is a nice way to dip your toes into the doe print trend.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doe. Accessed 24 Dec. 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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