Dobbin

Why was he called Dobbin, except to make him ridiculous?

Thackeray Anthony Trollope 1848

She runs a small papermaking studio called Dobbin Mill in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where she grows plants, presses them into paper, binds the books and then inscribes the text.

The Art of the Book 2010

Presumably neither of the sources had the last name Dobbin or Cleary.

March 2006 Ed Hollett 2006

Presumably neither of the sources had the last name Dobbin or Cleary.

Archive 2006-03-01 Ed Hollett 2006

Out came the cumbersome old yellow chariot again, and in this and a chaise drawn by an ugly beast called Dobbin, the family, with Colonel

The Life of Sir Richard Burton 2003

Half the Lotharios of modern drama belong to the destructive profession, and the peppery or tedious colonel is an old stock friend; whilst the "Dobbin" type is handled very frequently, and the V.C. has been bestowed more often by dramatists than by royalty.

Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" Edward Fordham Spence 1896

"Dobbin" of the party that had assaulted him, he could not prove it and he was disposed to give him a fair chance, so that neither he nor his friends should have any good ground for complaint.

In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. Oliver Optic 1859

Nevers, no doubt, was also a member, and he believed him to be the "Dobbin" of the party that had whipped him.

In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. Oliver Optic 1859

However, Mr. Dobbin said there are uncertainties surrounding a potential deal, including the attitude of shareholders of both companies and the reaction of regulators.

LSE in Talks With LCH.Clearnet Digby Larner 2011

Mr. Dobbin said the LSE may employ the same structure it used in acquiring its erstwhile competitor Turquoise.

LSE in Talks With LCH.Clearnet Digby Larner 2011