Associations to the word «Dobbins»

Wiktionary

DOBBIN, noun. An old jaded horse.
DOBBIN, noun. (UK) (dialect) Sea gravel mixed with sand.
DOBBIN, noun. (dated) (slang) (among students) Synonym of horse. (illegitimate study aid)
DOBBIN, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.

Dictionary definition

DOBBIN, noun. A quiet plodding workhorse.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats