dubbin

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noun

A mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof.

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Meanings

noundubbin (countable and uncountable, plural dubbins)

plural dubbins · alternative daubing · alternative dubbing

  1. countableuncountableA 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
verbdubbin (third-person singular simple present dubbins, present participle dubbining, simple past and past participle dubbined)

present singular third person dubbins · participle present dubbining · participle past dubbined · past dubbined · alternative daubing · alternative dubbing

  1. To apply dubbin to
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APA

dubbin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubbin

MLA

“dubbin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubbin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dubbin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubbin.

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