'Dobson' definitions:
Definition of 'dobson'
From: WordNet
noun
Large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait [syn: hellgrammiate, dobson]
noun
Large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus]
Definition of 'Dobson'
From: GCIDE
- Dobson \Dob"son\, n. (Zool.) The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect ({Corydalus cornutus}), used as bait in angling. See Hellgamite. [1913 Webster]
Dobson, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Dobson, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
1457
Housing Units (2000) :
594
Land area (2000) :
1.790420 sq. miles (4.637166 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.790420 sq. miles (4.637166 sq. km)
FIPS code :
17340
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
36.391698 N, 80.721126 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
27017
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.