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How to pronounce dobson

IPA transcription: ['dɑbsən]

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Noun

  • large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait

  • large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

Usage examples

  • Dobson was born in Durant, Oklahoma.
  • Dobson was born in Toronto.
  • Dobson was born in Plaistow, East London.
  • There are three skifields within the MacKenzie Basin; Ohau, Round Hill, and Mount Dobson.
  • Dobson's bellow was wafted to him.
  • She obtained the endorsement of James Dobson.
  • Dobson denies any involvement.
  • As a teen John Dobson became a "belligerent" atheist.
  • He also defeated Dobson himself.
  • Alonzo Folger is buried in Dobson Cemetery in his hometown of Dobson.