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English Dictionary: dobbin by the DICT Development Group
3 results for dobbin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dobbin
n
  1. a quiet plodding workhorse
    Synonym(s): farm horse, dobbin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horse \Horse\, n. (Student Slang)
            (a) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or
                  examination; -- called also {trot}, {pony}, {Dobbin}.
            (b) Horseplay; tomfoolery.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dobbin \Dob"bin\, n.
      1. An old jaded horse. --Shak.
  
      2. Sea gravel mixed with sand. [Prov. Eng.]
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