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dobbin

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dob·bin  (dbn)
n.
A horse, especially a working farm horse.

[From Dobbin, alteration of Robin, nickname for Robert.]
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Noun1.dobbindobbin - a quiet plodding workhorse          
workhorse - a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor


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Gee up, Dobbin, Gee ho, Dobbin, Gee up, Dobbin, Gee up, and gee ho - o - o!
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.
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.
 
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