Sob vs Don - What's the difference?
sob | don |
(clothing) to put on, to dress in
As nouns the difference between sob and don
is that sob is a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath while don is (science) (dissolved organic nitrogen).As a verb sob
is to weep with convulsive gasps or sob can be to soak.don
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) dominus'', "lord", "head of household", akin to Spanish ''don'' and Italian ''dom''; from ''domus'', "house", + diminutive suffix ''-inus . Compare dominie.Derived terms
* donnishEtymology 2
A contraction of (etyl) do on. Compare also doff.Verb
(donn)- To don one's clothes.