Plural of dobie or doby; informal term for adobe bricks or structures.
Informal plural from 'dobie' (short for adobe), used colloquially in the American Southwest and military contexts.
In military slang, soldiers called adobe barracks 'dobies,' and the term spread through informal writing — it's a great example of how technical building materials get transformed into casual speech within communities.
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