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