"dobbin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒbɪn/ Forms: dobbins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒbɪn Etymology: From Dobbin, a common name given to workhorses. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Dobbin}} Dobbin 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): 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 Disambiguation of 'old broken-down horse': 65 1 34
  2. (UK, dialect, uncountable) Sea gravel mixed with sand. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Horses
    Sense id: en-dobbin-en-noun-RAzEoxA4 Disambiguation of Horses: 25 57 18 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 63 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 77 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 74 17
  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

Inflected forms

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