dobbin
1
9.9
A quiet hardworking horse that pulls carts and does steady farm work
- noun
- /ˈdɑbɪn/
- Archaic
:
caballo de trabajo
- Every morning, the children would watch dobbin patiently plow the fields.
- the old dobbin
Examples
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Dobbin would be half asleep behind his blinkers, mumbling some sugar cubes.
Fiction book (1998) -
The farmer relied on dobbin to help with the daily chores around the barn.
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After a long day of work, dobbin would rest in the shade of a large tree.
Synonyms
workhorse
vsdobbin
1
3.4
A strong horse used to pull heavy loads on a farm
is used for steady reliable tasks rather than mainly heavy draft tasks
farm horse
vsdobbin
1
1.8
A strong calm horse that works on a farm
emphasises quiet steady labor rather than speed or show performance
Antonyms
How Hardworking
workhorse
1
3.4
1
3.4
dobbin
1
9.9
- Archaic
1
9.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word dobbin is a friendly pet name and probably came from short names like Dob or Dobbe, little forms of Robert. Because people often gave that name to calm farm horses, dobbin came to mean a quiet, hardworking horse.