DOUGHBOY


Meaning of DOUGHBOY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1.

a. chiefly Britain : a flour dumpling

b. : a piece of bread dough fried in deep fat and served as a hot bread

2.

[probably so called from the large round brass buttons on the United States infantry uniform in the Civil War]

: infantryman

3. : a small flattish brightly colored edible scallop ( Mimachlamys asperrimus ) common off the southern coast of Australia and about Tasmania

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