Dobson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A town, the county seat of Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
  4. A small town near Greymouth, West Coast region, New Zealand.
noun
  1. The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in fishing.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒb.sən/ /ˈdɑb.sən/

Word forms

Dobson dobsons

Etymology

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

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