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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dob•by (dob′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bies. - British Termsa fatuous person;
fool. - Textiles
- an attachment on a loom, used in weaving small patterns.
- Also called dob′by weave′. a small geometric or floral pattern produced by this attachment.
- a fabric having such a pattern.
- 1685–95; akin to dialect, dialectal dovie stupid, imbecile, derivative of dove to doze, dote, Old English dofian, dobian; cognate with German toben to rage; compare Old English dobende decrepit
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