The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dubbed (d[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Dubbing.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat (``dubbade his sunu . . . to r[=i]dere.'' --AS. Chron. an. 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob. fr. Icel.) a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.]
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To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight.
Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword.
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To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call.
A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth.
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To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]
His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones.
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To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as:
To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth.
To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
--Halliwell.To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it.
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To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
To dub a fly, to dress a fishing fly. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.To dub out (Plastering), to fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.