Dubbin

Dubbin
Dubbin
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Dubbin is a wax product used to soften, condition and waterproof leather and other materials. It consists of natural wax, oil and tallow.

It is different from shoe polish, which is used to impart shine and colour to leather.

Dubbin has been used since medieval times to waterproof and soften leather boots.

The name dubbin is a contraction of the gerund dubbing, describing the action of applying the wax to leather.[1]

References

Citations
  1. ^ "dub1". askoxford.com. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/dub_1?view=uk. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
Other references
  • [1] - Material Safety Data Sheet - Joseph Lyddy dubbin.
  • [2] - Opportunities for industry and the safe investment of capital (1859) Rothman, E., Lippincott, USA
  • Jarell, T.D., Holman, H.P., (1923) Effects of Treating Materials and Outdoor Exposure upon Water Resistance and Tensile Strength of Cotton Duck, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington.
  • Norton, F.J., (1945) Waterproofing Treatments of Materials, Patent Number 2386259, Serial Number 452,885, United States Patent Office.
  • Holman, H.P., Jarrell, T.D., (date unknown) The Effects of Waterproofing Materials and Outdoor Exposure upon the Tensile Strength of Cotton Yarn, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 15(3), US Department of Agriculture, Washington.
  • Stewart, C.S., (1977) Factors Affecting the Cellulolytic Activity of Rumen Contents, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, pp. 497-502

External links

  • dubbin.co.uk - a more conventional site belonging to a UK manufacturer of dubbin.
  • Johan' Dubbin Page - a leathercrafter's perspective of this leather conditioner.
  • Pappy's Dubbin - a USA manufacturer of the old style, hand-made dubbin. "Just like they used to do it."

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  • dubbin — Brit. ► NOUN ▪ prepared grease used for softening and waterproofing leather. ► VERB (dubbined, dubbining) ▪ apply dubbin to (leather). ORIGIN from DUB(Cf. ↑dub) (sense 3) …   English terms dictionary

  • dubbin — [dub′iŋ, dub′indub′in] n. [< dubbing: see DUB1, vt. 5] a greasy preparation for softening and waterproofing leather: also dubbing [dub′iŋ, dub′in] …   English World dictionary

  • dubbin — n. & v. n. (also dubbing) prepared grease for softening and waterproofing leather. v.tr. (dubbined, dubbining) apply dubbin to (boots etc.). Etymology: see DUB(1) 4 * * * dubbin n. and v. see dubbing vbl. n. 4 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dubbin — This is a variant spelling of the medieval Dobbin a name formed from the nickname Dob a shortened form of Robert plus kin , meaning son of or even nephew of of Dob . The development to Dubb is dialectual, the name not apparently being recorded… …   Surnames reference

  • dubbin — [ dʌbɪn] Brit. noun prepared grease used for softening and waterproofing leather. verb (dubbins, dubbining, dubbined) apply dubbin to (leather). Origin C19: alt. of dubbing, pres. participle of dub1 (sense 4) …   English new terms dictionary

  • dubbin — also dubbing noun Etymology: dubbing, gerund of dub to dress leather Date: 1781 a dressing of oil and tallow for leather …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dubbin — /dub in/, n. a mixture of tallow and oil used in dressing leather. Also, dubbing. [1815 25; var. of DUBBING] * * * …   Universalium

  • dubbin — noun A mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof …   Wiktionary

  • dubbin — dub·bin || dÊŒbɪn n. grease used on leather for softening and waterproofing it …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dubbin — noun (U) a thick oily substance used to make leather softer and to stop water going through it …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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