dobby
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An evil or mischievous fairy or ghost sometimes said to haunt a building or household.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
name
A male given name.
Example Sentences
- "He understood Greek, Latin, and Hebrew; and, therefore, according to the apprehension, and in the phrase of his brother Wilfred, needed not to care “for ghaist or bar-ghaist, devil or dobbie.”"
- "'Twas no livin' woman, for she couldn't rise that height above the water, as they well knew when they came to think; and knew it was a dobby they saw; and ye may be sure they didn't spare prayer and blessin', and went on their course straight before the wind; […]."