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Mid 1700s
- The earliest known use of the noun dought is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for dought is from 1731, in the writing of Allan Ramsay, poet. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
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The earliest known use of the word doughty is in the Old English period (pre-1150).
Verb. before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above. Noun. 1949, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of dow was before the 12th century. See more words from the same century.
Sep 25, 2024 · dought (usually uncountable, plural doughts) (Scotland, Northern England, obsolete except in derivatives) Power, strength, ability.
Origin. Several decades before The Simpsons was aired, the exclamation "D'oh!" was used in the BBC radio comedy program, It's That Man Again, which ran from 1939 to 1949. It was the catchphrase of the formidable, but soft-hearted, character, "Miss Hotchkiss". [6] Dan Castellaneta, voice of Homer Simpson.
DOUGHT definition: a pt. of dow 1 | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
dought (usually uncountable; pl. doughts) manhood, virtue; the age of manhood, maturity; virility, manly power or strength; excellence (collectively) men, people; a company, army, retinue; Origin & history II From Middle English doghte, from Old English dohte (first and third person singular past tense of dugan ("to avail, be useful")). Verb dought
