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).