DUBBING

Dub″bing (?), n. 1. 1. The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc.
2. 2. The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing; a dressing off smooth with an adz.
3. 3. A dressing of flour and water used by weavers; a mixture of oil and tallow for dressing leather; daubing.
4. 4. The body substance of an angler's fly. Davy.