Definitions

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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

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Examples

  • [FN#190] Chavis and Cazotte call the Dabbús a "dabour" and explain it as a "sort of scepter used by Eastern Princes, which serves also as a weapon."

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • "I wouldn't put it past writers Dan Loflin and Andrew Dabb," she says.

    Supernatural: Castiel Bends Time and Truth 2011

  • Writers Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin threw a lot at him and Jensen did a good job.

    Supernatural Episode Recap: "The Girl Next Door" 2011

  • Â Dabb does way too many fantasy comicsÂfor Devil's Due that I have no interest in, but he's a good writer.

    Flippin’ through Previews – February 2008 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • Three small fields, al-Dabb-iya, Rumaitha, and Shanayel, have been brought onstream over the past year, offsetting production declines at more mature fields.

    Energy profile of United Arab Emirates 2007

  • E. B. Stuart, twenty-nine and in command of all the cavalry, was called to army headquarters at the Dabb house, High Meadows, on the Nine Mile Road.

    LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

  • Hard riding for fifty-two miles brought Jackson wearily in fourteen hours to Lee's headquarters at High Meadows, the little home of the Dabb family, at the rear of the Confederate lines on the Nine Mile Road.

    LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

  • E. B. Stuart, twenty-nine and in command of all the cavalry, was called to army headquarters at the Dabb house, High Meadows, on the Nine Mile Road.

    LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

  • Hard riding for fifty-two miles brought Jackson wearily in fourteen hours to Lee's headquarters at High Meadows, the little home of the Dabb family, at the rear of the Confederate lines on the Nine Mile Road.

    LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

  • E. B. Stuart, twenty-nine and in command of all the cavalry, was called to army headquarters at the Dabb house, High Meadows, on the Nine Mile Road.

    Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971

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