John Doe /-ˈdo/
 John n.  A proper name of a man.
 John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john.
 John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.
 John Bullism, English character. --W. Irving.
 John Doe Law,  the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W.
 John Doree, John Dory. [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] Zool. An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.
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 John Doe
      n 1: a hypothetical average man [syn: Joe Blow, Joe Bloggs, man
           in the street]
      2: an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal
         proceedings