\Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dubbed} (d[u^]bd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Dubbing}.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat
(``dubbade his sunu . . . to r[=i]dere.'' --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.
Note: 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. d['o]b mire, stream, W. dwvr water.]
A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.