Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
- noun Simplified spellings of doubt, doubtful.
- noun An earlier spelling of
doubt .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To put out.
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- verb transitive To
put out ;quench ;extinguish ;douse . - noun Obsolete spelling of
doubt .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yes | No | Report from NYhunter wrote 34 weeks 4 days ago when in dout get a bigger gun.
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Yes | No | Report from NYhunter wrote 34 weeks 4 days ago when in dout get a bigger gun.
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But the exact definition of "dout" is to smother, or extinguish by beating.
The Life of the Fields Richard Jefferies 1867
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Tue 11/24/09 10: 59 PM yeah i dout ur a kid im a kid wat idiot would belive u go eat the cheese on the cheese touch
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People think my dads fish is not over 42 inches! well i guess if Field and stream dout the size they can look into my parents window and see!
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I have decided that I am addicted to the finish, the rush of relief, the sheer joy that I did it despite the seeds of dout, but starting must scare me silly.
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Yes | No | Report from dakohta14 wrote 45 weeks 1 day ago no dout clint is the best waynes a cover boy
Clint Eastwood vs. John Wayne.. who would you consider a bigger badass in their acting roles? 2009
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December 10th, 2009 7: 49 pm ET shouild have baile dout he american people and reduced thier debt. annie against biased news
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Yes | No | Report from dakohta14 wrote 45 weeks 1 day ago no dout clint is the best waynes a cover boy
Clint Eastwood vs. John Wayne.. who would you consider a bigger badass in their acting roles? 2009
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People think my dads fish is not over 42 inches! well i guess if Field and stream dout the size they can look into my parents window and see!
pavonine commented on the word dout
Verb(with object) extinguish(a fire or light)
Noun a cigarette end
November 5, 2007