different between leather vs dubbin

English

Etymology

From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-Germanic *leþr? (“leather”), borrowing from Proto-Celtic *?litro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pl?tro-. Cognate with West Frisian leare (“leather”), Low German Leder (“leather”), Dutch leder, leer (“leather”), German Leder (“leather”), Danish læder (“leather”), Swedish läder (“leather”), Icelandic leður (“leather”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l?ð?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l?ð?/
• Rhymes: -?ð?(?)

Noun

leather (countable and uncountable, plural leathers)

1. A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
2. A piece of the above used for polishing.
3. (colloquial) A cricket ball or football.
4. (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
5. (baseball) A good defensive play

   Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.

6. (boxing) A punch.
7. (dated, humorous) The skin.

Hyponyms

(types of leather): chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskin, taw

Translations

Adjective

leather (not comparable)

1. Made of leather.
2. Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

Translations

Verb

leather (third-person singular simple present leathers, present participle leathering, simple past and past participle leathered)

1. (transitive) To cover with leather.
2. (transitive) To strike forcefully.

   He leathered the ball all the way down the street.

3. (transitive) To beat with a leather belt or strap.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Tar Heel, Tarheel, haltere, lethera

English

Alternative forms

• daubing
• dubbing

Noun

dubbin (countable and uncountable, plural dubbins)

1. 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.

Verb

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

1. To apply dubbin to