dobbin
See also: Dobbin
English edit
Etymology edit
From Dobbin, a common name given to workhorses.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dobbin (countable and uncountable, plural dobbins)
- An old jaded horse.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable) Sea gravel mixed with sand.
- (dated, slang, among students) Synonym of horse (illegitimate study aid)
Translations edit
old broken-down horse
Further reading edit
- “dobbin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “dobbin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.