Associations to the word «Dubbin»

Wiktionary

DUBBIN, noun. A mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof.

Dictionary definition

DUBBIN, noun. Tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterproof.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne