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"ref": "2011 July 7, Ross Raisin, Waterline, Penguin UK, →ISBN:",
"text": "He puts a hand around it, tries to mind what it means, the having of a penis. Nothing's doing but. His dobber's no sure about it either, and the two of them dither there for a while, waiting for something to happen, a connection.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2021 July 8, Lisa Hobman, Under An Italian Sky: Escape to beautiful Italy with bestseller Lisa Hobman, Boldwood Books Ltd, →ISBN:",
"text": "\"Yes, but to jump into bed with another woman right after being with you. That's just plain disgusting. He needs to keep his dobber in his bloody pants.' Caitlin huffed indignantly.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2023 September 28, Lynsay Sands, Bad Luck Vampire: Book Thirty-Six, Hachette UK, →ISBN:",
"text": "\"You should ha'e cut his dobber off,\" Inan opined with disgust. \"I can'y stand men like that. Tryin' to take what isna on offer.\"",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A penis, especially a relatively large one."
],
"links": [
[
"penis",
"penis"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Ireland, UK, especially Northern England and Scotland, slang) A penis, especially a relatively large one."
],
"senseid": [
"en:penis"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "penis"
}
],
"tags": [
"Ireland",
"Northern-England",
"Scotland",
"UK",
"especially",
"slang"
]
}
],
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"audio": "EN-AU ck1 dobber.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/40/EN-AU_ck1_dobber.ogg/EN-AU_ck1_dobber.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/EN-AU_ck1_dobber.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒbə(ɹ)"
}
],
"word": "dobber"
}
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