n. 1. The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing; a dressing off smooth with an adz. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A dressing of flour and water used by weavers; a mixture of oil and tallow for dressing leather; daubing. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. The body substance of an angler's fly. Davy. [ 1913 Webster ]