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PRONUNCIATION OF DOBBIES

dobbies  [ˈdɒbɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOBBIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dobbies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOBBIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dobbies

Dobbies Garden Centres

Dobbies Garden Centres is a British chain of garden centres, now owned by Tesco. The business was founded in 1865 by James Dobbie, who created a seeds business named Dobbie & Co. After being awarded the Royal Warrant for Gardeners and Nurserymen to the Royal Household, the company expanded into a seed catalogue business, where it built up a customer base of 50,000 over the following century. In 1969 the company expanded out of its Scottish base into England, and was floated on AIM in 1987. Up until 1984 Dobbies continued to operate principally as a seed merchant. It was then bought out by David Barnes, managing director of Waterers. Between 1984 and 1989 Dobbies opened five new garden centres in Scotland. Dobbies Garden Centre, Clifton, Lancashire Dobbies Garden Centre, Stirling Dobbies Garden Centre, Lasswade The company was floated on the Stock Exchange in 1997 and this led to Dobbies expanding their garden centre operations further South into England. In 2008, after a much-publicised court battle with Sir Tom Hunter's West Coast Capital, the owner of competitor Wyevale, the company was fully acquired by Tesco.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOBBIES


biz
bɪz
darbies
ˈdɑːbɪz
derbies
ˈdɑːbɪz
gabies
ˈɡeɪbɪz
heebie-jeebies
ˈhiːbɪˈdʒiːbɪz
hobbies
ˈhɒbɪz
loobies
ˈluːbɪz
maubies
ˈmɑːbɪz
mobies
ˈməʊbɪz
namby-pambies
ˈnæmbɪˈpæmbɪz
rubbies
ˈrʌbɪz
rubies
ˈruːbɪz
sassabies
ˈsæsəbɪz
showbiz
ˈʃəʊbɪz
Stubbies
ˈstʌbɪz
tabbies
ˈtæbɪz
wallabies
ˈwɒləbɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOBBIES

dob
dob in
dob on
dobbed
dobber
dobber-in
dobbin
dobbing
dobby
Dobbyn
Dobell
Dobell´s solution
Doberman
Doberman pinscher
Dobermann
dobie
dobla
dobra

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOBBIES

antirabies
babies
bilbies
bobbies
boobies
brumbies
busbies
bushbabies
carbies
crybabies
gobies
goobies
hubbies
lobbies
lullabies
rabies
scabies
the heebie-jeebies
tobies
trilbies

Synonyms and antonyms of dobbies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dobbies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOBBIES

Find out the translation of dobbies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dobbies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dobbies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多臂机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dobbies
570 millions of speakers

English

dobbies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dobbies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dobbies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ремизоподъемные каретки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dobbies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dobbies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ratières
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dobbies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schaftmaschinen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドビー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dobbies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dobbies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dobbies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Dobbies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dobbies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ratiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nicielnice
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ремізопідіймальні каретки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dobbies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρατιέρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dobbies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skaftmaskiner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dobbies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dobbies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOBBIES»

The term «dobbies» is regularly used and occupies the 76.297 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOBBIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dobbies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOBBIES»

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1
Handbook of Weaving
Dobby mechanisms are classified as negative, positive and rotary dobbies, they can be mechanical or electronic. The first wooden lag dobby was made commercial in 1 898 (Figure 6.9). 6.3.1 Negative Dobby Shedding In negative dobby ...
Sabit Adanur, 2000
2
Woolen and worsted cam-looms ; Woolen and worsted fancy ...
Dobbies as made today are of several varieties; such as positive, non-positive; single-lift, double-lift; single-index , double-index. The dobby that has been described is known as a non- positive, double-lift, double-index dobby. 14. Positive and ...
International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools, 1906
3
Mechanisms of Flat Weaving Technology
A wider range of fabrics can be produced with the help of dobbies providing control of the movement of 12, ..., 14 or more heald shafts (Ref. 1 and Ref. 2). Depending on their design, dobbies can move through a full cycle in one rotation  ...
V Choogin, P Bandara, E Chepelyuk, 2013
4
Power-loom weaving and yarn numbering, according to various ...
an auxiliary and text-book for pupils of weaving schools, as well as for self- instruction, and for general use by those engaged in the weaving industry. Makers of Dobbies and Jacquards. Siichsische Webstuhlfabrik, late Louis Schonherr, ...
‎1900
5
Reports of patent, design, and trade mark cases
The following were the Particulars of Breaches complained of :—-(1) That the Defendants had at divers times prior to the commencement of the action infringed the Patent by manufacturing, selling, using, and applying dobbies and parts of ...
6
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In pattern mechanism for loom-dobbies, in combination, a pattern-cylinder, a worm-wheel in connection therewith, a worm engaging said worm-wheel, a worm -shaft provided with a clutch, a second pattern- cylinder, a shipper or shifter for said ...
United States. Patent Office, 1902
7
Textile Manufacturing
VARIATIONS OF CONSTRUCTION 13. It should be understood that all dobbies are not constructed according to the descriptions given, all of which apply to the dobby illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. Dobbies as made today are of several varieties;  ...
International Correspondence Schools, 1906
8
International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks ...
... p outwards and holds the harness at its upper position. VARIATIONS OF CONSTRUCTION 13. It should be understood that all dobbies are not constructed according to the descriptions given, all of which apply to the dobby illustrated in Figs.
9
America's Textile Reporter: For the Combined Textile Industries
Dobbies have as high as 24 and as low as 6 levers. There are various makes of dobbies in use, all of which can be classed under two heads, "single" and " double" action dobbies. The double action dobby can be further classed as " single" ...
10
From Azaleas to Zydeco: My 4,600-Mile Journey through the South
Dobbies. and. Pout. Houses. W. arren County, North Carolina, sits near the Virginia border. Its county seat is Warrenton. Jonathan Daniels stopped here in 1937, supposedly to locate a poker game said to have been going on since the Civil ...
Mark W. Nichols, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOBBIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dobbies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
TV shopping channel Ideal Shopping Direct looks for plant suppliers
Former QD Stores and Dobbies buyer Carter said he is welcoming drop ship /fulfilment wholesalers of plants for the channel, which he said had ... «Horticulture Week, Jul 15»
2
School's thanks to sponsors
A spokeswoman for the school said: ''We'd like to give a special thanks to Laura Stevens from Dobbies Garden Centre, Livingston, for the ... «Linlithgow Journal & Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Hundreds turn up for opening of new fish store in Aberdeen
... a garden centre. The range at Dobbies Garden Centre in Aberdeen's Lang Stracht, now includes more than 5,000 fish from around the world. «Aberdeen Evening Express, Jul 15»
4
Mobile garden gets West Fifers caring!
DOBBIES welcomed Fife Council's unique mobile garden to its Dunfermline store last week to promote the council's foster carer recruitment ... «Dunfermline Press, Jul 15»
5
Heavy traffic on Cirencester roads due to Cotswold Show
It was backed up well past Dobbies this morning and it took twenty minutes to get from Siddington to Tesco Kingsmeadow. Where were the ... «Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, Jul 15»
6
Fiona Dargie joins Acoura from Tesco
... with additions including Giraffe Restaurants, One Stop, Dobbies Garden Centres, Nutri Centre, Euphorium Bakery, Harris & Hoole and Decks ... «The Grocer, Jul 15»
7
Off-duty paramedic to the rescue after car and lorry crash on A49 in …
The road was closed between the Dobbies roundabout on the outskirts of Shrewsbury and the junction with the B4370 at Marshbrook, south of ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
8
Residents in Mancetter to continue fight against chicken broiler unit
... Council to build the site just off Nuneaton Road, close to the homes between St Peter's Church and the entrance to Dobbies Garden Centre. «Tamworth Herald, Jul 15»
9
Shepton men fastest in Dobbies national relay
Organised to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Dobbies Garden Centres, the ride – which began and finished at head office in Edinburgh ... «Shepton Mallet Journal, Jun 15»
10
YMCA residents in King's Lynn get active
Community Champions Victoria Emden from Dobbies and Laura Gathercole from Tesco, visited the YMCA accommodation on June 11 to ... «Network Norwich, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dobbies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dobbies>. Apr 2024 ».
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