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dobson

dob·son

UK/ˈdɒb.sən/ US/ˈdɑb.sən/ uncommon

noun

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large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

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

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