Dub (dŭb), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Dubbed (dŭbd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Dubbing.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat
("dubbade his sunu . . . to rīdere." AS. Chron.
an. 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob.
fr. Icel.) a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.]
1. To confer knighthood upon; as, the king
dubbed his son Henry a knight.
☞ The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the
shoulder with the sword.
2. To invest with any dignity or new
character; to entitle; to call.
A man of wealth is dubbed a man of
worth.
Pope.
3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to
adorn. [Obs.]
His diadem was dropped down
Dubbed with stones.
Morte d'Arthure.
4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to
dab; as: (a) To dress with an adz; as, to
dub a stick of timber smooth.
(b) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a
nap. Halliwell. (c) To rub or dress
with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it.
Tomlinson. (d) To prepare for fighting,
as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and
wattles.
To dub a fly, to dress a fishing fly.
[Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. -- To dub out
(Plastering), to fill out, as an uneven surface, to a
plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.
Dub (?), v. i. To make a noise by
brisk drumbeats. "Now the drum dubs." Beau. &
Fl.
Dub, n. A blow. [R.]
Hudibras.
Dub, n. [Cf. Ir. dób
mire, stream, W. dwvr water.] A pool or puddle.
[Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.