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DOUGH n. 2 definitions
mass of moistened flour or meal, kneaded or unkneaded, but not yet baked; as, to knead dough.
DOUGH-BAKED a.
Imperfectly baked; hence, not brought to perfection; unfinished; also, of weak or dull understanding. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
DOUGH-FACED a.
Easily molded; pliable.
DOUGH-KNEADED a.
Like dough; soft. He demeans himself . . . like a dough-kneaded thing. Milton.
DOUGHBIRD n.
The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis). See Curlew.
DOUGHFACE n.
A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded. [Political cant, U. S.]
DOUGHFACEISM n.
The character of a doughface; truckling pliability.
DOUGHINESS n.
The quality or state of being doughy.
DOUGHNUT n.
A small cake (usually sweetened) fried in a kettle of boiling lard.
DOUGHTILY adv.
In a doughty manner.
DOUGHTINESS n.
The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery.
DOUGHTREN n.
Daughters. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DOUGHTY a.
Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero. Sir Thopas wex [grew] a doughty swain. Chaucer. Doughty families, hugging old musty quarrels to their hearts, buffet each other from generation to generation. Motley.
DOUGHY a.
Like dough; soft and heavy; pasty; crude; flabby and pale; as, a doughy complexion.
DRAUGH n.
See Draft. [Obs.]
DRAUGHT n. 33 definitions
, as by beasts of burden, and the like. A general custom of using oxen for all sort of draught would be, perhaps, the greatest improvement. Sir W. Temple.
DRAUGHTBOARD n.
A checkered board on which draughts are played. See Checkerboard.
DRAUGHTHOUSE n.
A house for the reception of waste matter; a privy. [Obs.] 2 Kings x. 27.
DRAUGHTS n. 2 definitions
A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3 (c).
DRAUGHTSMAN n. 4 definitions
A "man" or piece used in the game of draughts.
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