Associations to the word «Dobby»

Wiktionary

DOBBY, noun. A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small, geometric patterns
DOBBY, noun. The patterns so woven, or the fabric containing the patterns
DOBBY, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.

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