dough

[doh] /doʊ/
noun
1.
flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
2.
any similar soft, pasty mass.
3.
Slang. money.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English do(u)gh, do(u)h, dou(e), Old English dāg, dāh; cognate with Dutch deeg, Old Norse deig, Gothic daigs, German Teig
Related forms
doughlike, adjective
Can be confused
doe, dough.
Examples from the web for dough
  • When the dough is cool enough to handle, form it into a large ball.
  • Press the dough onto a greased pan and add sauce, cheese, and toppings.
  • The resulting flour could then be whisked into a dough and cooked.
  • Here's our busy cook's take on a favorite appetizer, baked instead of fried, and with purchased dough instead of homemade.
  • Fold in tapioca starch until it forms a workable ball of dough.
  • Put one tablespoon olive oil in a bowl and turn dough ball in it.
  • What is especially unsettling for investors is how the workers got their extra dough.
  • On a table, roll the dough with a rolling pin until obtaining desired thickness.
  • The ancient leaven bread was made by the dough being left in a warm place till it began to ferment.
  • Place on baking sheet with plenty of space between each dough ball.
British Dictionary definitions for dough

dough

/dəʊ/
noun
1.
a thick mixture of flour or meal and water or milk, used for making bread, pastry, etc
2.
any similar pasty mass
3.
a slang word for money
Word Origin
Old English dāg; related to Old Norse deig, Gothic daigs, Old High German teig dough, Sanskrit degdhi he daubs; see dairy, duff1, lady
Word Origin and History for dough
n.

Old English dag "dough," from Proto-Germanic *daigaz "something kneaded" (cf. Old Norse deig, Swedish deg, Middle Dutch deech, Dutch deeg, Old High German teic, German Teig, Gothic daigs "dough"), from PIE *dheigh- "to build, to form, to knead" (cf. Sanskrit dehah "body," literally "that which is formed," dih- "to besmear;" Greek teikhos "wall;" Latin fingere "to form, fashion," figura "a shape, form, figure;" Gothic deigan "to smear;" Old Irish digen "firm, solid," originally "kneaded into a compact mass"). Meaning "money" is from 1851.

Slang definitions & phrases for dough

dough

noun
  1. Money; bread: And to get the dough we'll put our watch and chain in hock (1851+)
  2. doughboy
Related Terms

case dough, heavy money


dough in the Bible

(batsek, meaning "swelling," i.e., in fermentation). The dough the Israelites had prepared for baking was carried away by them out of Egypt in their kneading-troughs (Ex. 12:34, 39). In the process of baking, the dough had to be turned (Hos. 7:8).

Encyclopedia Article for dough

mixture of flour and liquid with other ingredients, such as leavening agents, shortening, sugar, salt, eggs, and various flavouring materials, used to make baked products. A similar mixture, in more liquefied form, is known as batter

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