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Definition of D.o.a.
1. Adjective. Abbreviation for 'dead on arrival' at the emergency room.
Lexicographical Neighbors of D.o.a.
Literary usage of D.o.a.
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"Gender is sometimes denoted by composition, but this only for emphasis or distinction.
The qualifying word is usually put first, as [doa- ..."
2. Thirty Years' View, Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1856)
"Ay, and what tale doa it all tell f Does it not say, that the wicked charlatanry,
and mad ambition, and selfish schemings, of the leading members of this ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"Doa 41. THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT. RICHMOND, VA., Hoy
19, 1864. the Senate and House of Représentatives : 1 ..."
4. A New Malagasy-English Dictionary by James Richardson (1885)
"Imp. Ma- doary.) To be prodigal, to wagte, to act like a spendthrift; to be proud.
DOA'FAHA [root not known], r. past. ..."
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