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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Horse  \Horse\,  n.  (Student  Slang) 
  a  A  translation  or  other  illegitimate  aid  in  study  or 
  examination;  --  called  also  {trot},  {pony},  {Dobbin}. 
  b  Horseplay;  tomfoolery. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Dobbin  \Dob"bin\,  n. 
  1.  An  old  jaded  horse.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Sea  gravel  mixed  with  sand.  [Prov.  Eng.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  dobbin 
  n  :  a  quiet  plodding  horse  [syn:  {farm  horse}] 




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