DUBS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Dub

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late Old English dubban (in the sense ‘make a knight’), from Old French adober ‘equip with armour’, of unknown origin. dub (sense 2) is from the obsolete meaning ‘dress or adorn’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dʌb
Dialects: British English
Definition:

give an unofficial name or nickname to

Short Definition:

give name to

Examples:
  • the media dubbed anorexia ‘the slimming disease’
Definition:

dress (an artificial fishing fly) with strands of fur or wool or with other material

Short Definition:

dress fishing fly with fibre

Examples:
  • prewaxed thread has dramatically eased the process of dubbing
Definition:

smear (leather) with grease.

Short Definition:

smear leather with grease

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