Dobson,

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dobson
       n 1: large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing
            bait [syn: {hellgrammiate}]
       2: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in
          the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: {dobsonfly},
           {dobson fly}, {Corydalus cornutus}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Dobson, NC (town, FIPS 17340)
    Location: 36.39156 N, 80.72134 W
    Population (1990): 1195 (499 housing units)
    Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 27017

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Dobson, NC
      Dobson