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dobby

[dob-ee]

noun

plural

dobbies 
  1. British Dialect.Ìýa fatuous person; fool.

  2. Textiles.Ìý

    1. an attachment on a loom, used in weaving small patterns.

    2. Also called dobby weave.Ìýa small geometric or floral pattern produced by this attachment.

    3. a fabric having such a pattern.



dobby

/ ˈ»åÉ’²úɪ /

noun

  1. an attachment to a loom, used in weaving small figures

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of dobby1

1685–95; akin to dial. dovie stupid, imbecile, derivative of dove to doze, dote, Old English dofian, dobian; cognate with German toben to rage; compare Old English dobende decrepit
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of dobby1

C17: perhaps from Dobby, pet form of Robert
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Framestore has had some popular successes to its name: Paddington Bear in the film series, Dobby from the “Harry Potter†universe and Groot and Rocket Raccoon from the Marvel movies.

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“Essentially, we have now narrowed down our death penalty to only three main groups of offenses: murder, drug trafficking and treason,†said Dobby Chew of ADPAN.

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“Essentially, we have now narrowed down our death penalty to only three main offenses: murder, drug trafficking and treason,†said Dobby Chew of ADPAN.

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The court heard the vehicle that was being chased was a Ford Focus that had been stolen six days earlier and was being driven by a man called Joshua Dobby.

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Dobby was later convicted of two counts of manslaughter by gross negligence and one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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