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dobbin

/ˈdɒbɪn/US/ˈdɑbɪn/

dobbin noun: an old jaded horse.

Noun

dobbin (countable and uncountable, plural dobbins)

  1. An old jaded horse.
    Synonyms:
    hack, jade, nag
  2. (UK, dialectal, uncountable) Sea gravel mixed with sand.
  3. (dated, slang, among students) Synonym of horse (illegitimate study aid)
    Synonyms:
    horse

Proper noun capitalized: Dobbin

Dobbin

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. 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.
    • Early automobiles were a menace to old Dobbin
    • […] thou haſt got more haire on thy chin, then Dobbin my phillhorſe has on his taile.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States.

dobbin meaning in Tamil

dobbin in Tamil

பண்ணைக் குதிரை

Synonyms of dobbin

Forms of dobbin

pluraldobbins

Origin of dobbin

From Dobbin, a common name given to workhorses.

From Dobb (“a medieval short form of the given name Robert”) + -en; thus archaically equivalent to Bobby. Cognate with English Dobbie.

Words formed from dobbin

Words that rhyme with dobbin

Questions about dobbin

What does dobbin mean?
Dobbin means an old jaded horse.
What is dobbin in Tamil?
Dobbin in Tamil is பண்ணைக் குதிரை. See Dobbin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dobbin?
Dobbin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dobbin?
Dobbin is pronounced /ˈdɒbɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of dobbin?
The plural of dobbin is dobbins.

Words near dobbin in the dictionary

  1. Dobberstein
  2. Dobbersteins
  3. Dobbiaco
  4. dobbie
  5. dobbies
  6. dobbin
  7. dobbing
  8. dobbing in
  9. Dobbings
  10. dobbins
  11. Dobbinson

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dobbin (page history and authors); Dobbin (page history and authors); dobbin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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