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• dobson
  dobson

  noun

  dobsonfly.
• Dobson
  Dobson

  noun

  (Henry) Austin, 1840–1921, English poet, biographer, and essayist.

dobson

¹ American  

[dob-suhn] / ˈdɒb sən /

noun

1. dobsonfly.

2. hellgrammite.

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Dobson ² American  

[dob-suhn] / ˈdɒb sən /

noun

1. (Henry) Austin, 1840–1921, English poet, biographer, and essayist.

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Etymology

Origin of dobson

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; by shortening

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Example Sentences

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dobson Dobson

Let us put the dobson back into the brook.

From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley

But you will not expect to find it as large as a dobson.

From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley

It is like the larvæ of the dobson, the aphis lion, and the ant lion in that respect.

From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley

Perhaps you will be the first one to find a dobson after all.

From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley

The dobson has a head, but no thorax.

From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley

Dobson told the court Brand was a "very vibrant character, very egotistical".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC asked Dobson how he would describe Brand's character as he got to know him before he was famous.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Under cross-examination by Brand's barrister, Ian Winter KC, it was put to Dobson that in his witness statement he said that Russell Brand was one of few men he knew that women would swoon over.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In 1950, Harmon Dobson founded a burger chain that started with a stand in Corpus Christi, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Although no ransom note has been received by the Corcoran family, authorities have not yet ruled out the possibility of kidnapping. This is Rick Dobson, reporting live from ActionNews Twelve.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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