dobby
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See also: Dobby
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dobby.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɒbi
Noun
[edit]dobby (countable and uncountable, plural dobbies)
- A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns.
- The patterns so woven, or the fabric containing the patterns.
- An evil or mischievous fairy or ghost sometimes said to haunt a building or household.
- (archaic) A dotard.
- (chiefly Nottingham) The children's game of tag.[1]
Synonyms
[edit]- (dotard): dodipole, mimmerkin; see also Thesaurus:dotard
References
[edit]- ^ "Dob over the years", The Toy Library