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DOBBIN

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dob⋅bin

  [dob-in]
–noun
1. a horse, esp. a quiet, plodding horse for farm work or family use.
2. a drinking vessel of the 18th century holding a gill.
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Origin:
1590–1600; alter. of Robin, hypocoristic form of Robert
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dob·bin   (dŏb'ĭn)   
n.  A horse, especially a working farm horse.

[From Dobbin, alteration of Robin, nickname for Robert.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dobbin 
"farm horse," 1596 (in "Merchant of Venice"), probably from diminutive form of Dob, familiar of Robin; personal name applied to a horse.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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