Definitions

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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From Rob, a short form of Robert + medieval diminutive suffix.

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Examples

  • Steeling herself, she activated the message chip and the face of Roblin Lefler appeared on the screen once more.

    Fire on High Peter David 1998

  • Steeling herself, she activated the message chip and the face of Roblin Lefler appeared on the screen once more.

    Fire on High Peter David 1998

  • Steeling herself, she activated the message chip and the face of Roblin Lefler appeared on the screen once more.

    Fire on High Peter David 1998

  • During this time he served in no less than six different ministries under Premier Duff Roblin, and as Attorney General at thirty-one he was the youngest cabinet minister in the Roblin government.

    A Time for Fiscal Responsibility 1978

  • In conclusion, I cannot avoid recalling the anxiety of Premier Roblin requesting in the middle sixties some set of natural priorities, the need of which was quite obvious.

    Four Months Later 1977

  • A case for such a need has been ably put by Premier Roblin of Manitoba.

    Where Canada?—From An Albertan's Point of View 1966

  • You might say that our Guest of Honour was born to leadership and with politics in his veins, for his grandfather, Sir Edmond P. Roblin, was Premier of Manitoba for the first fifteen years of this century.

    The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 1959

  • In the same way, when coming to Toronto, Premier Roblin first dispatched his invincible Blue Bombers.

    The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 1959

  • At the suggestion of Premier Roblin, of Manitoba, a conference of the three premiers was arranged through the Secretary of the

    Deep Furrows Hopkins Moorhouse

  • What passed between them neither of them ever told, but in a very few minutes Robert Roblin ran gaily homeward, happy in heart, shriven of his sin, and with one little spot on his cheek which tingled with rapture.

    Sowing Seeds in Danny 1908

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