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Definition of dubbin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dubbin

noun
 
/ˈdʌbɪn/
 
/ˈdʌbɪn/
[uncountable] (British English)
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  1. a substance rubbed into leather to make it softer and more waterproof
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: alteration of dubbing, present participle of dub ‘smear (leather) with grease’.
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