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n. - Tallow mixed with oil.

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Usage examples (17)
  • Your tent boy will grease these every day with "dubbin," of which you want a good supply.
  • I only 'ad a little wound in me' and, an 'I used ter plug it wi' dubbin 'an' boot-polish ter keep it raw.
  • Oh, and dubbin, i hear from koreans that the best korean is out by me in the far reaches of eastern Queens. i am investigating further; more to come.
  • You've been dubbin 'along, tryin' t 'play the way the law tells you to.
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