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   Dub (dŭb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dubbed (dŭbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Dubbing.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat (“dubbade his sunu . . . to rīdere.” 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”.
   
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   ☞ The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword.
   
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   2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call.
   
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   A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. Pope.
   
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   3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]
   
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   His diadem was dropped down
   
   Dubbed with stones. Morte d'Arthure.
   
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   4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as: (a) To dress with an adz; as, “to dub a stick of timber smooth”.
   
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   (b) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap. Halliwell. (c) To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of currying it. Tomlinson. (d) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
   
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   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.
   
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   Dub (dŭb), v. i. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. “Now the drum dubs.”  Beau. & Fl.
   
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   Dub (dŭb), v. t.
   1. to add sound to an existing recording, audio or video; -- often used with in.  The sound may be of any type or of any duration.
   
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   2. to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to produce a composite recording.
   
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   Dub, n. A blow. [R.]  Hudibras.
   
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   Dub, n. [Cf. Ir. dób mire, stream, W. dwvr water.] A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.]  Halliwell.
   
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   Dubb (?), n. [Ar.] (Zool.) The Syrian bear. See under Bear. [Written also dhubb, and dub.]
   
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