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A horse, especially a working farm horse.

[From Dobbin, alteration of Robin, nickname for Robert.]

dobbin [ˈdɒbɪn]

1. a name for a horse, esp a workhorse, often used in children's tales, etc.

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) NZ a trolley for moving loose wool in a woolshed or shearing shed

[from Robin, pet form of Robert]

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dobbin - a quiet plodding workhorse

farm horse

workhorse - a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor

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farm horse Hobby horse literature workhorse			Gee up, Dobbin, Gee ho, Dobbin, Gee up, Dobbin, Gee up, and gee ho - o - o! David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context About noon they passed the gate which opened on to the large common, and old Dobbin toiled slowly up the hill, while Benjy pointed out a little deep dingle on the left, out of which welled a tiny stream. Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context I cannot tell you about it now, but when you are a very little older you will like to read of clever and disagreeable Becky Sharp, of dear Dobbin, and foolish Amelia, and all the rest of the interesting people Thackeray creates for us. English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context			Do-all do-good do-gooder do-gooding do-goodism do-it-yourself do-it-yourselfer do-little Do-naught do-nothing do-nothingism do-or-die do-rag do-re-mi do-si-do do. DOA doab doable Doand doat DOB dob in Dobber dobber-in dobbin dobby Dobchick Dobell Dobell's solution Doberman Doberman pinscher Dobermann dobla doblón dobra Dobrich Dobro Dobruja dobson dobson fly dobsonfly Dobule Dobzhansky DOC Doc Martens doc. docent Docetae Docetic Docetism			Doat Doat DOAU DOAV DOAWTU DOAX DOAX2 DOB DOB DOB dob in DOB30 Doba Dobama Asi-Ayon Dobb, Maurice Herbert Dobb, Maurice Herbert dobbed dobbed dobbed on dobbed on Dobber Dobber dobber-in Dobbermann Dobbermann Dobbermann dobbers dobbers Dobbertin Surface Orbiter dobbies dobbin Dobbin's reagent Dobbin, Captain William dobbing dobbing dobbing on dobbing on dobbins Dobbins/Oregon House Improvement Foundation Dobbs Dobbs Ferry Dobbs Ferry Dobbs Ferry Dobbs Ferry High School Dobbs Ferry Public Library Dobbs Ferry School District Dobbs Ferry, New York Dobbs Ferry, New York Dobbs University Center Dobbs, Arthur Dobbs, Mattiwilda dobby Dobby loom Dobchick DOBDA Dobele Dobele Horticultural Plant Breeding Experimental Station Dobell Dobell Dobell's solution Dobell, Bertram

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