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dhobi|ˈdəʊbɪ|
Also dhobie, dhoby, dobee, -ie.
[Hindī dhōbī, f. dhōb washing, Skr. dhāv- to wash.]
1. A native washerman in India. Also dhobi-man.
1816‘Quiz’ Grand Master viii. 230 Dobies, and burrawa's, and coolies. a1847Mrs. Sherwood Lady of Manor II. xiii. 127 Linen as white and delicate as an Indian dobee could make it. 1860W. H. Russell Diary in India I. 110 The ‘dhoby-man’ was waiting outside, and in a few moments made his appearance—a black washerman, dressed in cotton. 1886Yule Anglo-Ind. Gloss. 242/2 A common Hind. proverb runs..Like a dhoby's dog belonging neither to the house nor to the riverside. 1891R. Kipling Plain Tales from Hills 183 Adored by every one from the dhoby to the dog-boy.
2. dhobie('s) itch, ring-worm affecting the arm-pit and groin in hot moist climates; also, a form of contact dermatitis (see quot. 1967).
1890Billings Med. Dict., Dhobie's itch, Tinea circinata tropica of scrotum, thighs, and perineum; so called in India. 1910Practitioner Jan. 16 The name ‘Dhobie itch’ is used to denote several kinds of troublesome eczema generally first appearing on the covered hairy regions of the body. 1964M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) xxvii. 417 Ringworm of the groin (dhobie itch). 1967A. C. Allen Skin (ed. 2) vii. 241 (caption) Contact eczematous dermatitis (so-called ‘dhobie itch’) produced by contact with the ink from the betel nut used for marking laundry. |