dobber

noun9

1. •
   (UK, disapproving) One who dobs (someone) (informs against them or implicates them to authority).

   • Nikki is such a dobber, she told the teacher that I hit Karen in the playground.
2. •
   (UK, slang) A penis, especially a relatively large one.

   • "Yes, but to jump into bed with another woman right after being with you. That's just plain disgusting. He needs to keep his dobber in his bloody pants.' Caitlin huffed indignantly. — 2021
3. •
   (UK, offensive) A member of the working class in Scotland or Ireland who is seen as undereducated, with poor taste, especially in clothes, and poor social skills.
4. •
   (US, figurative) Spirit, pluck, self-esteem.

   • I went to the ballgame [in San Francisco] in April, and I was booed. I never was before that. It affected my dobber, my psyche. — 1978
5. •
   (US) A float (as used by an angler).

   • In attaching this dobber or float, tie it on as short a tippet as you can manage and attach it to the leader from four to six feet above the nymph. — 2007
6. •
   (UK, informal) Any small electronic device that plugs directly into a larger one, such as a wireless scoring system in fencing or a USB mass storage device.
7. •
   (dialect, UK) A large marble.
8. •
   A dabchick.
9. •
   (rare) A part of a planter.