name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Dobson
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɒb.sən/
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General-American: /ˈdɑb.sən/
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rhymes with -ɒbsən
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CMU ARPABET: D AA1 B S AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
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name
Meaning 3
A town, the county seat of Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
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name
Meaning 4
A small town near Greymouth, West Coast region, New Zealand.
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noun
Meaning 5
The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in fishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: dobsonfly
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus
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Broader terms: neuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insect
noun
Meaning 7
large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hellgrammiate
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Broader terms: larva
History
Etymology
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + -son.
Real reading context