dobson

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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)

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

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