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 Dowse on the Chops (A).Doyleys. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Doxy.
 
A baby; a plaything; a paramour. In the West of England babies are called doxies.   1
 


 Dowse on the Chops (A).Doyleys. 

 
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