dubbin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dubbin
1815–25; variant of gerund of dub 1 ( def. ) (in the sense “rubbing or smoothing leather or wood”)
Example Sentences
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We also fry our meat in cocoa-nut oil, in dubbin, and in salad oil—if we can "find" any.
From The Siege of Mafeking (1900) by Hamilton, J. Angus
At eleven there was harness-cleaning, and I was sadly regarding a small remnant of dubbin and my dusty girths and leathers, when the order came for "boot and saddle," and that little job was off.
From In the Ranks of the C.I.V. by Childers, Erskine
“Had it along with the dubbin just before breakfast,” said Isaac.
From Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes by Fenn, George Manville
Off-side wallet, 20 rounds, tin dubbin, hold-all, and towel.
From The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
He's got a white face, and is humpy, and lives in a sort of a hutch Smellin' strong of wax-end and stale dubbin.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 22nd, 1890 by Various
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