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1knight — n. to dub smb. knight * * * [naɪt] to dub smb. knight …
2Dub — (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 …
3Knight — Knight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knighting}.] To dub or create (one) a knight; done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir . [1913 Webster] A soldier, by the honor …
4dub — Ⅰ. dub [1] ► VERB (dubbed, dubbing) 1) give an unofficial name or nickname to. 2) knight (someone) by the ritual touching of the shoulder with a sword. 3) smear (leather) with grease. ORIGIN Old French adober equip with armour …
5dub — [v] name, label something baptize, bestow, call, christen, confer, denominate, designate, entitle, knight, nickname, style, tag, term, title; concept 62 …
6dub — dub1 dubber, n. /dub/, v., dubbed, dubbing v.t. 1. to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero. 2. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as,… …
7dub — I. /dʌb / (say dub) verb (t) (dubbed, dubbing) 1. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: the king dubbed him knight. 2. to invest with any dignity or title; style; name; call:… …
8knight — knightless, adj. /nuyt/, n. 1. a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages. 2. (in Europe in the Middle Ages) a man, usually of noble birth, who after an apprenticeship as page and squire was raised to honorable military… …
9Dub Jones (American football) — William Dub Jones Date of birth: December 29, 1924 (1924 12 29) (age 86) Place of birth: Arcadia, Louisiana, United States Career information Positi …
10dub´ber — dub1 «duhb», transitive verb, dubbed, dub|bing. 1. to give a title to: »A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth (Alexander Pope). SYNONYM(S): style. 2. to name or call: » …
