Dub

1. To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth.
2. To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it.
3. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab;
4. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
5. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
6. To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight.
7. To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
8. A pool or puddle.
9. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call.
10. A blow.
11. To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.