DuckCorp Dico

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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Dobby \Dob"by\, n. (Weaving)
      An apparatus resembling a Jacquard for weaving small figures
      (usually about 12 - 16 threads, seldom more than 36 - 40
      threads).
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]