[dub] vt dubbed ; dub.bing [ME dubben, fr. OE dubbian; akin to ON dubba to dub, OHG tubili plug] (bef. 12c) 1 a: to confer knighthood on b: to call by a distinctive title, epithet, or nickname
2: to trim or remove the comb and wattles of 3 a: to hit (a golf ball) poorly b: to execute poorly -- dub.ber n
[2]dub n (1887): one who is inept or clumsy [3]dub n [ME (Sc dial.) dubbe] (15c) chiefly Scot: pool, puddle [4]dub vt dubbed ; dub.bing [by shortening & alter. fr. double] (1930) 1: to add (sound effects or new dialogue) to a film or to a radio or television production--usu. used with in
2: to provide (a motion-picture film) with a new sound track and esp. dialogue in a different language
3: to make a new recording of (sound or videotape already recorded); also: to mix (recorded sound or videotape from different sources) into a single recording -- dubber n [5]dub n (1974): Jamaican pop music in which audio effects and spoken or chanted words are imposed on an instrumental reggae background