Dobbin

Dobbin

Dobbin can refer to:

Dobbin may refer to the following people:

  • Brian Dobbin (born 1966), a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Craig Dobbin (1935 - 2006), Canadian businessman
  • Dermot Dobbin, Canadian businessman
  • Uncle Dobbin (1879-1950), nickname of Frederick Dobbin, South African rugby union international
  • James C. Dobbin (1814 – 1857), the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1853 to 1857
  • Jim Dobbin (born 1941), British politician
  • Jim Dobbin (footballer) (born 1964), a Scottish former professional football player
  • Kate Dobbin (1868 - c.1948), an Irish artist
  • Tony Dobbin (born 1972), a retired Irish National Hunt jockey

Dobbin may also refer to the following places:

Other uses:

  • USS Dobbin (AD-3), an American Navy destroyer tender launched 5 May 1921 and decommissioned on 27 September 1946
  • A pantomime horse on the British television series Rentaghost

See also

  • Dobbins (disambiguation)

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  • Dobbin — bezeichnet einen Ortsteil der Gemeinde Dobbin Linstow im Landkreis Rostock in Mecklenburg Vorpommern einen Ortsteil der Gemeinde Dobbertin im Landkreis Ludwigslust Parchim in Mecklenburg Vorpommern Dobbin (Texas), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dobbin — [däb′in] n. [< Dobbin, nickname for ROBIN, ROBERT1] a horse, esp. a plodding, patient one …   English World dictionary

  • Dobbin — Dob bin, n. 1. An old jaded horse. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Sea gravel mixed with sand. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dobbin — (n.) farm horse, 1596 (in Merchant of Venice ), probably from diminutive form of Dob (early 13c.), common M.E. familiar form of masc. proper name Robin or ROBERT (Cf. Robert); personal name applied to a horse …   Etymology dictionary

  • Dobbin — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dobbin — noun Etymology: Dobbin, nickname for Robert Date: 1596 1. a farm horse 2. a quiet plodding horse …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Dobbin, West Virginia — Dobbin   Unincorporated community   …   Wikipedia

  • Dobbin-Linstow — Dobbin Linstow …   Wikipedia

  • Dobbin House Tavern — Dobbin House U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • Dobbin Bay — Location Nares Strait Coordinates …   Wikipedia

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