a ‧ do ‧ be /əˈdəʊbi $ əˈdoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: Arabic at-tub 'the brick' , from Coptic tobe 'brick' ]
[uncountable] earth and ↑ straw that are made into bricks for building houses
a ‧ do ‧ be /əˈdəʊbi $ əˈdoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: Arabic at-tub 'the brick' , from Coptic tobe 'brick' ]
[uncountable] earth and ↑ straw that are made into bricks for building houses
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012