dhoby

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A form of dhobi — A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman.

Scrabble 14
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Meanings

noundhoby (plural dhobies)

plural dhobies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of dhobi.

    The working of the household turned on Tods, who was adored by everyone from the dhoby to the dog-boy.

    1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘Tods' Amendment’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2005, page 132

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hobdy
Cite this entry
APA

dhoby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhoby

MLA

“dhoby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhoby. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dhoby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhoby.

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