[1880–85, Amer.; by shortening]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, impressionism, interface, pari-mutuel, regionalism
Dobson in American English
(ˈdɑbsən)
noun
(Henry) Austin 1840–1921, English poet, biographer, and essayist