noun
- a farm horse, especially an old or gentle one
Usage: informal
Examples
- The old dobbin pulled the cart slowly down the country road.
- Farmer Johnson’s dobbin had been working the fields for fifteen years.
- The children loved to pet the gentle dobbin in the stable.
- After a long day’s work, the dobbin was given fresh hay and water.
- The faithful dobbin carried supplies to the remote cabin.
- Grandfather told stories about his childhood dobbin named Charlie.