2. a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread; - Example: "the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
doughboy
n 1: an American infantryman in World War I
2: a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot
bread; "the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut"