Associations to the word «Dobson»

Wiktionary

DOBSON, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.
DOBSON, noun. The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in fishing.

Dictionary definition

DOBSON, noun. Large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait.
DOBSON, noun. Large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats