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Definition of Dobbers
1. dobber [n] - See also: dobber
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dobbers
| doabler doabs doan' doat doated doater doaters doating doatings doats | dob in dobbed dobber dobbers (current term) dobbie dobbies dobbin dobbing dobbins dobby | dobchick dobchicks dobhash dobhashes dobie dobies dobla doblas |
Literary usage of Dobbers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Columbian Magazine edited by John Inman, Robert A. West, Stephen M. Chester, Darius Mead (1847)
"Our lines are all baited, and we throw them out in every direction, (we have each
a half dozen,) by the aid of our heavy sinkers, the " dobbers" (one of ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"D. dapper, active, smart ; dobber, dobbers ... De käse is nig dobbers, the cheese
is not good. Bohem. dobry, good. ..."
3. A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect by John Howard Nodal, George Milner (1875)
"... too. gradely dobbers." Snech-Bant, c. ii., p. 30. DOBBIN, sb. a familiar term
for a horse. DOBBIN, sb. a small, thick glass tumbler, which holds a ..."
4. Law of Real Property: Including, Also, General Rules of Law Relative to the by Charles Theodore Boone (1901)
"Blatchley, 33 W. Va. 155. 5 Strong v. Clem, 12 Ind. 37, 74 Am. Dec. 2*10; Serry v.
Curry, 26 Neb. 353, 368; Payne v. Becker, 87 NY 153; dobbers'tein v. ..."
5. Next to the Ground: Chronicles of a Countryside by Martha McCulloch Williams (1902)
"Joe could not in the least understand why Dan so hated and feared them. Dan said: "
Dam dar dirt-dobbers dee des all de time ca'in' news fer de witches. ..."
6. Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing Containing Lives of the Most by Henry Downes Miles (1906)
"Lenney received six distinct dobbers on the middle of his head, and went down
helpless. 4. —Lenney succeeded in drawing the Jew after him, by which meant be ..."
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