Dobbs
Dobbs proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic. Also the ellipsis of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Proper noun
Dobbs (countable and uncountable, plural Dobbses)
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- Or it’s the man who has listened to Lou Dobbs ranting about people crossing the borders or who has heard some incredibly nasty sermon about homosexuals and thinks to himself, “My race, my people, my tribe are under assault, and the brave young men of the tribe have to protect it.”
At the time when...2010 March 9, Amy Frykholm, quoting Mark Potok, “Enemies of the people: Mark Potok monitors hate”, in The Christian Century
- Or it’s the man who has listened to Lou Dobbs ranting about people crossing the borders or who has heard some incredibly nasty sermon about homosexuals and thinks to himself, “My race, my people, my tribe are under assault, and the brave young men of the tribe have to protect it.”
Also used as
Dobbs is also the ellipsis of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Dobbs is also the plural of Dobb.
Forms of Dobbs
| plural | Dobbses |
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Origin of Dobbs
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words formed from Dobbs
Questions about Dobbs
- What does Dobbs mean?
- Dobbs means a surname originating as a patronymic.
- What part of speech is Dobbs?
- Dobbs is a proper noun.
Words near Dobbs in the dictionary
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