Usually means: Textile looms with pattern capabilities.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word dobbies:

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  1. dobbies: Merriam-Webster
  2. dobbies: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dobbies: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Dobbie's, Dobbies: Wordnik
  5. dobbies: Wiktionary
  6. dobbies: Dictionary.com
  7. Dobbies: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. dobbies: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Dobbies: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See dobby as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Dobby)

noun:  A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns.
noun:  The patterns so woven, or the fabric containing the patterns.
noun:  An evil or mischievous fairy or ghost sometimes said to haunt a building or household.
noun:  (archaic) A dotard.
noun:  (chiefly Nottingham) The children's game of tag.
noun:  A surname originating as a patronymic.
noun:  A male given name (See Dobby (disambiguation); it lists several real persons with the given name Dobby.)
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