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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dubbed} (d[u^]bd); p. pr & vb n. {Dubbing}.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat (``dubbade his sunu . . . to r[=i]dere.'' --AS. Chron. an 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf OF adouber (prob. fr Icel.) a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.] 1. To confer knighthood upon as the king dubbed his son Henry a knight. Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword. 2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. --Pope. 3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.] His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones. --Morte d'Arthure. 4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as: a To dress with an adz; as to dub a stick of timber smooth. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dubbing \Dub"bing\, n. 1. The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc 2. The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing; a dressing off smooth with an adz. 3. A dressing of flour and water used by weavers; a mixture of oil and tallow for dressing leather; daubing. 4. The body substance of an angler's fly. --Davy. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Daubing \Daub"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who daubs; that which is daubed. 2. A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; rough-cast. 3. In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; -- called also {dubbing}. --Knight. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dubbing n : a new soundtrack that is added to a film
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