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Dough"ty (dou"t), a. [Compar. Doughtier (-t*r); superl. Doughtiest.] [OE. duhti, dohti, douhti, brave, valiant, fit, useful, AS, dyhtig; akin to G. tüchtig, Dan. dygtig, Sw. dygdig virtuous, and fr. AS. dugan to avail, be of use, be strong, akin to D. deugen, OHG. tugan, G. taugen, Icel. & Sw. duga, Dan. due, Goth. dugan, but of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. duh to milk, give milk, draw out, or Gr. ty`chh fortune. √68.] Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero.

Sir Thopas wex a doughty swain.

Chaucer.

Doughty families, hugging old musty quarrels to their hearts, buffet each other from generation to generation.

Motley.

Now seldom used, except in irony or burlesque.

Dough"y (d"), a. Like dough; soft and heavy; pasty; crude; flabby and pale; as, a doughy complexion.

Dou*loc"ra*cy (?), n. [Gr. doy^los slave + kratei^n to rule.] A government by slaves. [Written also dulocracy.] Hare.

Doum" palm` (dm" päm`). See Doom palm.

Doupe (?), n. (Zoöl.) The carrion crow. [Written also dob.] [Prov. Eng.]

Dour (?), a. [Cf. F. dur, L. durus.] Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold. [Scot.]

A dour wife, a sour old carlin.

C. Reade.

Dou"ra (?), n. A kind of millet. See Durra.

||Dou`rou*cou"li (?), n. See Durukuli.

Douse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dousing.] [Cf. Dowse, and OD. donsen to strike with the fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down violently and noisily; perh. akin to E. din.] 1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. Bp. Stillingfleet.

2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.

Douse, v. i. To fall suddenly into water. Hudibras.

Douse, v. t. [AS. dwæscan. (Skeat.)] To put out; to extinguish. [Slang] " To douse the glim." Sir W. Scott.

Dous"ing-chock` (?), n. (Shipbuilding) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Dout (?), v. t. [Do + out. Cf. Doff.] To put out. [Obs.] "It douts the light." Sylvester.

Dout"er (?), n. An extinguisher for candles. [Obs.]

Dove (?), n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d&?;fe; akin to OS. d&?;ba, D. duif, OHG. t&?;ba, G. taube, Icel. d&?;fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d&?;b&?;; perh. from the root of E. dive.] 1. (Zoöl.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous.

The domestic dove, including the varieties called fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was derived from the rock pigeon (Columba livia) of Europe and Asia; the turtledove of Europe, celebrated for its sweet, plaintive note, is C. turtur or Turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of European species, is C. palumbus; the Carolina dove, or Mourning dove, is Zenaidura macroura; the sea dove is the little auk (Mergulus alle or Alle alle). See Turtledove, Ground dove, and Rock pigeon. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.

2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.

O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice.

Cant. ii. 14.

Dove tick (Zoöl.), a mite (Argas reflexus) which infests doves and other birds. -- Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang]