different between tallow vs dubbin
tallow
English
Etymology
From Middle English talwe, talugh, talu?, talgh, from Old English *tealh, *tealg, (compare Old English tælg, telg (“dye”)), from Proto-Germanic *talgaz (compare Dutch talg, German Talg), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“flow”) (compare Middle Irish delt (“dew”), Old Armenian ??? (te?, “heavy rain”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tæl??/
- Rhymes: -æl??
Noun
tallow (countable and uncountable, plural tallows)
- A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, chapter VIII, section ii:
- Nor were the wool prospects much better. The pastoral industry, which had weathered the severe depression of the early forties by recourse to boiling down the sheep for their tallow, and was now firmly re-established as the staple industry of the colony, was threatened once more with eclipse.
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, chapter VIII, section ii:
Translations
Verb
tallow (third-person singular simple present tallows, present participle tallowing, simple past and past participle tallowed)
- To grease or smear with tallow.
- To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.
- to tallow sheep
Translations
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dubbin
English
Alternative forms
- daubing
- dubbing
Noun
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.
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 295:
Verb
dubbin (third-person singular simple present dubbins, present participle dubbining, simple past and past participle dubbined)
- To apply dubbin to
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