He's not where near a laidback 'dobbin' and you still have to ride quietly (he'll never be suitable for a novice for that reason - he takes everything literally) but he's not verging on dangerous anymore. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The tale of how He coming unexpectedly home found Him with Her was then put through its paces with such skilful jockeying that not one in ten would know it for the same dobbin so lately brought limping to the light. From Wordnik.com. [The Henchman] Reference
Missy @dobbin: Don't get to cocky before you think it through. From Wordnik.com. [Flopping Aces] Reference
Well, sah, if you'll b'lieve me, he jes 'shuck his head, dat painter did, en went on a-dobbin'. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Sawyer Abroad] Reference
Foreigners browsing Italian shops for baby food can be startled to find jars bearing the picture of a noble chestnut dobbin. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
She is a madam though, I was sat on her after the first round, she was stood like a complete dobbin, when she started to get very excited stamping both her front feet on the ground. From Wordnik.com. Reference
They ignored the purpose of his speech: a call for unity / an ... dobbin It's so much fun to watch Republicans dig up any ATOM of discord to raise themselves up, so thoroughly has the party been trashed and cast aside. From Wordnik.com. [Flopping Aces] Reference
It seems Stateside audiences have fallen for the story of Albert the Devon farmboy who goes searching for his beloved dobbin, Joey, on the battlefields of the first world war every bit as fervently as we Brits - and none more so than. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
An 'if you'll b'lieve it, she won't talk picters nor make any sence she got back -- only, jest after she got back, she said she didn't see any use o' her goin 'on dobbin' good canvas up with good paint, an 'makin' nothin 'but poor picters; an' she cried some. From Wordnik.com. [Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic] Reference
A dobbin or a yard of tape before poor Griffey died. '. From Wordnik.com. [Gladys, the Reaper] Reference
Up with thee, Reuben, and let us try the legs of this auld dobbin of thine. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance] Reference
Posted by: josh dobbin at May 3, 2006 12: 06 PM oooh, another, if you've never read it: The Alienist, by Caleb Carr. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Name Some Books.] Reference
Come, Reuben, whip up yer dobbin. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance] Reference
"Jump, dobbin!" cried the officer of the boat. From Wordnik.com. [Israel Potter] Reference
Ann dobbin. From Wordnik.com. [Gutenber-e Help Page] Reference
Posted by: josh dobbin at May 3, 2006 12: 10 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Name Some Books.] Reference
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