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DOBBIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dobbin mean?
• DOBBIN (noun)
The noun DOBBIN has 1 sense:
1. a quiet plodding workhorse
Familiarity information: DOBBIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quiet plodding workhorse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
dobbin; farm horse
Hypernyms ("dobbin" is a kind of...):
workhorse (a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor)
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