Definition of doe
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: the adult female of various mammals (such as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck
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Last week’s White House announcement, and the current DOE organizational chart, suggest that Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will restore the undersecretary positions to their original specifications.
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The sight of a doe and fawn grazing on the grass provides a photo opportunity.
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The deputy reported finding two doe in the back seat and the buck in the trunk.
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A squad with two does, something the Raptors proved during the 2016 Eastern Conference Finals.
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What Monroe Sheriff’s Deputy Austin Hopp found after pulling the men over at mile marker 28 bayside on Little Torch Key around 1:30 a.m. Sunday were two doe in the back seat of a four-door Hyundai and a buck in the trunk, according to his report.
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Tony Lopez, who rents out an apartment in Havana's trendy Vedado (vay-dah-doe) neighborhood, says the new policy is hurting Cuban entrepreneurs.
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Instead, Alexander suggested his panel plans to use this year’s DOE spending levels—which had remained essentially flat compared with 2016—as a starting point for the 2018 fiscal year, which begins 1 October.
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Trooper Rocky Deitz was called to the crash scene and discovered the impact of the collision had caused the doe to give birth.
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Origin and Etymology of doe
Middle English do, from Old English dā; akin to German dialect tē doe
DOE
Definition of DOE
1 Department of Energy
2 depends on experience
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: a female animal (such as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo)
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playDefinition of doe for Students
: the female of an animal (as a deer or kangaroo) the male of which is called buck
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DOE
Medical Definition of DOE
dyspnea on exertion
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