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dubbin

dubbin noun: a mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof.

Noun

dubbin (countable and uncountable, plural dubbins)

  1. A mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof.
    • He brought me a pail and a stool, and held out the round tin of dubbin for me to grease the teats.1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 295

Verb

dubbin (third-person singular simple present dubbins, present participle dubbining, simple past and past participle dubbined)

  1. To apply dubbin to

Forms of dubbin

Noun
pluraldubbins
alternative formdaubing
alternative formdubbing
Verb
third-person singular presentdubbins
present participledubbining
past participledubbined
pastdubbined

Questions about dubbin

What does dubbin mean?
Dubbin means a mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof.
What part of speech is dubbin?
Dubbin can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of dubbin?
The plural of dubbin is dubbins.

Words near dubbin in the dictionary

  1. Dubberly
  2. Dubberlys
  3. dubbers
  4. dubbese
  5. dubbies
  6. dubbin
  7. dubbined
  8. dubbing
  9. dubbing up
  10. dubbings
  11. dubbining

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