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(db), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Dubbed (dbd); p. pr. & vb. n.Dubbing.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat ("dubbade his sunu . . . to rdere." 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. The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword. 2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call. A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. Pope. 3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.] His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones. Morte d'Arthure. 4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as: (a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth. (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 Dub (), v. i.To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. "Now the drum dubs." Beau. & Fl. Dub n.A blow. [R.] Hudibras. Dub n.[Cf. Ir. db mire, stream, W. dwvr water.] A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. スポンサード リンク
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