dobbin

noun

Definition of dobbinnext
as in cob

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  1. cob
  2. steed
  3. skate
  4. jade
  5. mare
  6. nag
  7. colt
  8. pony
Noun
  • How To Serve Boiled Corn on the Cob Corn on the cob purists will just add a little salt and butter and call it a day.
    Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 13 June 2024
  • Cut kernels from cobs, keeping ribs of kernels intact as much as possible to yield about 2 cups.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of cob
Noun
  • That hard business decision leads to a call with Travis Wheatley (played by series creator Taylor Sheridan), who's overseeing the ranch's show steeds in Texas.
    EW.com, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • There were Toyota Tacoma ads that positioned the truck as a trusty steed for serious adventurers.
    Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of steed
Noun
  • In response, Fleury found Crosby's equipment bag at the rink and decided to play a prank by rubbing Vaseline on his visor, threading his skates on backward, and stuffing beef sticks into his jock strap.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • With careful management of his swelling, workload and pain tolerance, Pionk was able to get into and out of his skates. Barely.
    Murat Ates, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of skate
Noun
  • Several items, including guns, a safe and jade figurines were stolen from the home on the night of Maggie’s death, federal investigators said.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Its handcrafted black nephrite jade hero tool, which lends a sculpted touch to visages and vanities alike.
    Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of jade
Noun
  • At a horse show named for diamonds, local resident Keara Holland and her American Saddlebred mare Uncommon Jewel were almost destined to come out on top.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
  • She was scheduled to have a showdown with Idiomatic, but last year’s champion mare suffered an injury and was retired.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of mare
Noun
  • Microsoft has campaigned hard to switch Chrome users to its Edge browser, taking flak for the nags and ads stitched into Windows itself, including ones that interrupt Chrome installations on a PC.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Microsoft is now helping drive PC sales, interrupting users with nags to upgrade their systems before Windows 10 support expires.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of nag
Noun
  • According to the Associated Press, the colt's third owner is Jill Baffert, the wife of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Forms a treasured bond with a spunky colt named Pinto Bean.
    Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of colt
Noun
  • There was also time for a long walk among the property, passing horses, goats, and ponies, swimming in the lagoon-style pool, and soaking in the onsen.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Take a tethered hot air balloon ride, watch the ponies or duel a knight this weekend.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of pony
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