Dobbin

Definitions

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. An old jaded horse.
   countable, uncountable
3. Sea gravel mixed with sand.
   UK, dialectal, uncountable
4. A pet name given to workhorses, and by extension, a placeholder name used for any workhorse, much like John Q. Public and other such placeholders are used for people.
5. Synonym of horse (illegitimate study aid)
   countable, dated, slang, uncountable
6. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States.

Equivalents

Examples

“Early automobiles were a menace to old Dobbin”

“[…] thou haſt got more haire on thy chin, then Dobbin my phillhorſe has on his taile.”

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