"dobbin" meaning in English

See dobbin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒbɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɑbɪn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dobbin.wav Forms: dobbins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒbɪn Etymology: From Dobbin, a common name given to workhorses. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dobbin (countable and uncountable, plural dobbins)
  1. An old jaded horse. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hack, jade, nag Translations (old broken-down horse): kaakki (Finnish), carne [feminine] (French), Schindmähre [feminine] (German), Mähre [feminine] (German), Klepper [masculine] (German), chabeta [feminine] (Polish), szkapa [feminine] (Polish), кля́ча (kljáča) [feminine] (Russian), одёр (odjór) [masculine] (Russian), ruco [Latin-America, masculine] (Spanish), matalón [masculine] (Spanish), lujevod [feminine, masculine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-dobbin-en-noun-3wYFXc2g Categories (other): Horses Disambiguation of Horses: 45 17 39 Disambiguation of 'old broken-down horse': 63 1 36
  2. (UK, dialect, uncountable) Sea gravel mixed with sand. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dobbin-en-noun-RAzEoxA4 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Horses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 48 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 56 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 67 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 75 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 64 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 58 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 68 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 75 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 15 67 17 Disambiguation of Horses: 45 17 39
  3. (dated, slang, among students) Synonym of horse (illegitimate study aid) Tags: countable, dated, slang, uncountable Synonyms: horse [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dobbin-en-noun-5tHHHKhE Categories (other): Horses Disambiguation of Horses: 45 17 39

Inflected forms

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          "word": "nag"
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          "sense": "old broken-down horse",
          "word": "kaakki"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "old broken-down horse",
      "word": "kaakki"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "old broken-down horse",
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      "word": "carne"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "old broken-down horse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schindmähre"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "old broken-down horse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Mähre"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "old broken-down horse",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "old broken-down horse",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "кля́ча"
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