Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An old jaded horse.

    Schindmähre, Mähre, Klepper

    кля́чаkljáča, одёрodjór

  2. (UK, dialectal, uncountable)Sea gravel mixed with sand.

  3. (countable, dated, slang, uncountable)Synonym of horse (illegitimate study aid)

More definitions
  • a quiet plodding workhorse

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
old broken-down horse:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
old broken-down horse:

Origin

From Dobbin, a common name given to workhorses.

From Dobbin, a common name given to workhorses.

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Forms

plural: dobbins
Singulardobbin
Pluraldobbins

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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