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Examples
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Now, a dobbie like I have, well, it's only when they whine like the little babies they can be!
Beam Me Up Scottie Studio Marcy - Marcy Lamberson 2008
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A double index dobbie they called it, that is right much for a pick and pick loom, too.
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He understood Greek, Latin, and Hebrew; and, therefore, according to the apprehension, and in the phrase of his brother Wilfred, needed not to care ` ` for ghaist or bar-ghaist, devil or dobbie. ''
Rob Roy 1887
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They often fancied the echo to be the voice of the dobbie answering them, and were rather shy of disturbing it after dark.
Bracebridge Hall Washington Irving 1821
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The parson informed me that this was the ruin of an ancient grange, and was supposed by the country people to be haunted by a dobbie, a kind of rural sprite, something like Robin-Goodfellow.
Bracebridge Hall Washington Irving 1821
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The parson informed me that this was the ruin of an ancient grange, and was supposed, by the country people, to be haunted by a dobbie, a kind of rural sprite, something like Robin-good-fellow.
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists Washington Irving 1821
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They often fancied the echo to be the voice of the dobbie answering them, and were rather shy of disturbing it after dark.
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists Washington Irving 1821
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Greek, Latin, and Hebrew; and, therefore, according to the apprehension, and in the phrase of his brother Wilfred, needed not to care "for ghaist or bar-ghaist, devil or dobbie."
Rob Roy — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
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Greek, Latin, and Hebrew; and, therefore, according to the apprehension, and in the phrase of his brother Wilfred, needed not to care "for ghaist or bar-ghaist, devil or dobbie."
Rob Roy — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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They can start by counting my 100 lb dobbie/wolf hound mix. uumm did you read the story? ... which i knew was just a blog and not the truth BTW. and where in my response did i say i would sick my dog on anybody? you do have the ability to grasp context on subject matter ... right? you seem intelligent enough.
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