different between daubing vs dubbin

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daubing

daubing (plural daubings)

Something daubed, such as graffiti.
A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; roughcast.
In currying horses, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; dubbing.
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dubbin (countable and uncountable, plural dubbins)

A mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof.
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 295:
  He brought me a pail and a stool, and held out the round tin of dubbin for me to grease the teats.

dubbin (third-person singular simple present dubbins, present participle dubbining, simple past and past participle dubbined)

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