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doughboy

noun

a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
Y
Contains
OU
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread

    “the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut”

noun

  1. an American infantryman in World War I

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Example Sentences

the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut
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