Definition of Dobbin

1. Noun. A quiet plodding workhorse.

Exact synonyms: Farm Horse
Generic synonyms: Workhorse

Definition of Dobbin

1. n. An old jaded horse.

Definition of Dobbin

1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

2. Noun. An old jaded horse. ¹

3. Noun. (UK dialect) Sea gravel mixed with sand. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dobbin

1. a farm horse [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dobbin

doan'
doat
doated
doater
doaters
doating
doatings
doats
dob in
dobbed
dobber
dobbers
dobbie
dobbies
dobbin
dobbing
dobbins
dobby
dobchick
dobchicks
dobhash
dobhashes
dobie
dobies
dobla
doblas
doblon
doblones
doblons

Literary usage of Dobbin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero by William Makepeace Thackeray (1893)
"CUFF'S fight with Dobbin, and the unexpected issue of that contest, ... A dreadful day it was for young Dobbin when one of the youngsters of the school, ..."

2. Memoirs of a Great Detective: Incidents in the Life of John Wilson Murray by John Wilson Murray (1905)
"Dobbin was about fifty years old, five feet nine inches tall, with a sandy beard. ... John Dobbin heard of it and went to see him and sold him a farm. ..."

3. Public School Methods (1921)
"Brown; so he hitched up old Dobbin and drove around to the front gate and called out, ... They hadn't driven very far before old Dobbin began to limp, ..."

4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1859)
"Dobbin, a family in Baltimore, long connected with the newspaper press of that ... Thomas Dobbin published the first daily newspaper in that city in 1796, ..."

5. Portraits of Eminent Americans Now Living: With Biographical and Historical by John A. Livingston (1854)
"His father, John M. Dobbin, was a merchant in Fayetteville during a period ... Throughout his entire college course Mr. Dobbin was a universal favorite with ..."

6. Uncle Walt [Walt Mason] the Poet Philosopher by Walt Mason (1910)
"Trusty Dobbin THEY DOOM you, Dobbin, now and then, they say your usefulness is ... O build your cars and ships and planes, and doom old Dobbin as you will ! ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Dobbin on Dictionary.com!Search for Dobbin on Thesaurus.com!Search for Dobbin on Google!Search for Dobbin on Wikipedia!

Search