dobbin

From Dobbin, a common name given to workhorses.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒbɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑbɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɒbɪn

dobbin (countable and uncountable, plural dobbins)

1. An old jaded horse.

   Synonyms: hack, jade, nag

2. (UK, dialect, uncountable) Sea gravel mixed with sand.
3. (dated, slang, among students) Synonym of horse (illegitimate study aid)

• “dobbin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “dobbin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.