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Webster 1913 Edition

Dobson

Dob′son

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (
Corydalus cornutus
), used as bait in angling. See
Hellgamite
.

Definition 2024

Dobson

Dobson

See also: dobson

English

Proper noun

Dobson

  1. A patronymic surname​.

dobson

dobson

See also: Dobson

English

Noun

dobson ‎(plural dobsons)

  1. The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in fishing.

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert +‎ -son.

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