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dubba

dubba is the alternative form of dubber.

Meaning of dubber

Noun (1)

dubber (plural dubbers)

  1. One who dubs, or gives a name.
    • […]thus to knight someone lacking in virtue dishonoured the dubber.2002, Peter R. Coss, Maurice Hugh Keen, Heraldry, Pageantry, and Social Display in Medieval England, page 199
  2. A person who records or adds a dubbed soundtrack to a film.
  3. (UK, obsolete, slang) A person's mouth or tongue.
    • "Well, Sal, you mum your dubber pretty generally, but when you do slacken your glib you may as well do it civilly."1857, Hidden Links; Or the Schoolfellows. A Tale, volume 2, page 233

Noun (2)

dubber (plural dubbers)

  1. A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold ghee, oil, etc.

Forms of dubba

pluraldubbas

Questions about dubba

What is dubba the alternative form of?
Dubba is the alternative form of dubber.

Words near dubba in the dictionary

  1. Dubawnt
  2. Dubay
  3. Dubays
  4. Dubayy
  5. dubb
  6. dubba
  7. dubbable
  8. dubbah
  9. dubbahs
  10. dubbas
  11. dubbed

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