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.
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© Webster 1913.