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单词 dubbin
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Definition of dubbin in English:

dubbin

nounPlural dubbinsˈdʌbɪnˈdəbən
mass nounBritish
  • Prepared grease used for softening and waterproofing leather.

    革用软化防水油脂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The skin could have an oily substance like tallow (animal fat), egg yolk or dubbin, which is a mixture of fish oil and tallow.
    • The animal fat was used both for cooking and to make tallow for lamps and dubbin.
    • In fact we had such a good weekend we've already booked our next stay, and I'm rubbing dubbin into my walking boots as I write.
    • His comeback black leather jumpsuit has had the requisite dubbin applied.
    • Treat your boots with leather oil or dubbin if you want to keep them supple.
verbdubbining, dubbined, dubbinsˈdʌbɪnˈdəbən
[with object]British
  • Apply dubbin to (leather)

    给(皮革)涂革用软化防水油脂

    a player dressed in old baggy shorts and dubbined boots
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Perhaps they could play a board game or sing songs around a piano while mother gets the tin bath ready in front of the fire for bathtime while father smokes a pipe and dubbins his boots.

Origin

Early 19th century: alteration of dubbing, present participle of dub1 (sense 3).

Definition of dubbin in US English:

dubbin

nounˈdəbənˈdəbən
British
  • Prepared grease used for softening and waterproofing leather.

    革用软化防水油脂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In fact we had such a good weekend we've already booked our next stay, and I'm rubbing dubbin into my walking boots as I write.
    • His comeback black leather jumpsuit has had the requisite dubbin applied.
    • Treat your boots with leather oil or dubbin if you want to keep them supple.
    • The animal fat was used both for cooking and to make tallow for lamps and dubbin.
    • The skin could have an oily substance like tallow (animal fat), egg yolk or dubbin, which is a mixture of fish oil and tallow.
verbˈdəbənˈdəbən
[with object]British
  • Apply dubbin to (leather)

    给(皮革)涂革用软化防水油脂

    a player dressed in old baggy shorts and dubbined boots
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Perhaps they could play a board game or sing songs around a piano while mother gets the tin bath ready in front of the fire for bathtime while father smokes a pipe and dubbins his boots.

Origin

Early 19th century: alteration of dubbing, present participle of dub (sense 3).

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