dobby
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dobby/ˈdɒbi/
▶noun (pl. dobbies) a mechanism attached to a loom for weaving small patterns.
– origin C19: perh. an application of the given name Dobbie, from Dob (alt. of the given name Rob); the usage is prob. an extension of the earlier sense ‘benevolent elf’ (who performed household tasks secretly).
'dobby' also found in these Oxford entries:
