dox·y

(dŏk′sē)

n. pl. dox·ies Archaic

1. A female lover; a mistress.

a. A woman prostitute.

b. A woman who is regarded as sexually promiscuous.

[Perhaps from obsolete Dutch docke, doll.]

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doxy

(ˈdɒksɪ) or

doxie

n, pl doxies

(Theology) opinion or doctrine, esp concerning religious matters

[C18: independent use of -doxy as in orthodoxy, heterodoxy]

doxy

(ˈdɒksɪ)

n, pl doxies

archaic slang a prostitute or mistress

[C16: probably from Middle Flemish docke doll; compare Middle Dutch docke doll]

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dox•y

(ˈdɒk si)

n., pl. dox•ies.

1. a mistress.

2. a prostitute.

[1520–30; of obscure orig.]

doxy

- Can mean "mistress, sweetheart."

See also related terms for mistress.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

doxy - a woman who cohabits with an important man

concubine, courtesan, paramour

kept woman, mistress, fancy woman - an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

odalisque - a woman slave in a harem

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The worthy carrier, whose unholy thoughts kept him awake, was aware of his doxy the moment she entered the door, and was listening attentively to all Don Quixote said; and jealous that the Asturian should have broken her word with him for another, drew nearer to Don Quixote's bed and stood still to see what would come of this talk which he could not understand; but when he perceived the wench struggling to get free and Don Quixote striving to hold her, not relishing the joke he raised his arm and delivered such a terrible cuff on the lank jaws of the amorous knight that be bathed all his mouth in blood, and not content with this he mounted on his ribs and with his feet tramped all over them at a pace rather smarter than a trot.

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"And so it is with me, bully boy, saving that my doxy cometh not."

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She said: "I have two feature films in the pipeline - 4Real a portrait of Richey Edwards from the Manic Street Preachers which we hope to shoot next year and Rum Doxy Diver, a romantic adventure which tells the tale of Grace Hammer, a feisty, female pickpocket set in Victorian England."

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She said: "I have two feature films in the pipeline -- 4Real a portrait of Richey Edwards from The Manic Street Preachers which we hope to shoot next year and Rum Doxy Diver, a romantic adventure which tells the tale of Grace Hammer, a feisty, female pickpocket set in Victorian England."

Movie to be made about the life of missing Manics star Richey Edwards; It's hoped the biopic will start shooting next year

The Wand Massager by Cornwall-based Doxy is apparently the 'most powerful vibrator in the world' but it wasn't on Keith Lemon's radar, much to the annoyance of the adult-orientated company's owners.

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market for sales of the antibiotic doxycycline called Doxy DR, which is used to treat acne and a long list of infection.

Probe into drug price-fixing expands

Called Doxy by all and sundry, until now when tradition/decency forbids appending such alias on an Oba, Abolarin mentored so many youths of my generation.

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We might use amoxicillin if a dog doesn't tolerate doxy for some reason or in large dogs if the cost is an issue." Tetracycline was used in the past, but it has some side effects, such as discoloration of teeth, and has been largely replaced by doxycycline and amoxicillin.

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As Bishop Warburton is reported to have put it, "Orthodoxy is my doxy, heterodoxy is another man's doxy." (2) In the introduction to Heretics, Chesterton continues, "a man ought to confess himself crazy before he confesses himself heretical....

CHESTERTON, ELIOT, AND MODERNIST HERESY

| The Shanty Stage (Baltic Fleet pub in the evening) Gouda Viswjvenkoor, Trim Rig & Doxy, 2sheets2thewind, Risor Shantykor, Eight Belles, 2 Anchors, Ashore For a Loaf, Five Men Not Called Matt, Rapsquillion, Pete Truin & Anna Cornish, Geoff Higginbottom, Les Sullivan, Liverpool Shanty Kings, Marrowbones, Caffrey McGurk Madge, The Old Gaffers, The Shanty Crew and Yesterday's Men.

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