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dubbin

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dub·bin  (dbn) also dub·bing (-ng)
n.
An application of tallow and oil for dressing leather.
[From dub.]
dubbin [ˈdʌbɪn], dubbing
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) Brit a greasy mixture of tallow and oil applied to leather to soften it and make it waterproof
[from dub to dress leather; see dub1]
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Noun1.dubbin - tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterproof
tallow - obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
Translations
dubbin [ˈdʌbɪn] N → adobo m impermeable, cera f
dubbin
n → Lederfett nt
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Members of the Tees Valley Community Church, who meet at the Oakwood Centre, Eaglescliffe, packed their bags and rubbed dubbin on their boots before hitting the road Their 60-mile trek, between Hexham and Eaglescliffe, raised funds to support a Church 5,000 miles away in Hyderabad, central India.
Walk nets cash for church by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
WITH dubbin being rubbed on a thousand boots ready for the new season spare a thought for Iker Casillas.
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The smell of leather, rubber, dubbin, glue, old wood, the sawdust on the floor and paraffin, the whole wafting through from the back and stirred by the open door, all joined forces to assault your senses.
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