Dobber \Dob"ber\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) See {Dabchick}.
2. A float to a fishing line. [Local, U. S.]
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\ (d[a^]b"ch[i^]k`), n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo["o]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper}, {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed grebe}. ※ ||