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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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[imac]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.
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Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on
the shoulder with the sword.
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2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle;
to call.
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A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. --Pope.
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3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]
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His diadem was dropped down
Dubbed with stones. --Morte
d'Arthure.
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4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as:
(a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber
smooth.
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(b) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
--Halliwell.
(c) To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process
of cyrrying it. --Tomlinson.
(d) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming
the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
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{To dub a fly}, to dress a fishing fly. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
{To dub out} (Plastering), to fill out, as an uneven surface,
to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dubbing \Dub"bing\, n.
1. The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc.
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2. The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing; a dressing off
smooth with an adz.
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3. A dressing of flour and water used by weavers; a mixture
of oil and tallow for dressing leather; daubing.
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4. The body substance of an angler's fly. --Davy.
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