dub

I. transitive verb (dubbed; dubbing) Etymology: Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian; akin to Old Norse dubba to dub, Old High German tubili plug Date: before 12th century 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 or shot) poorly b. to execute poorly <

a dubbed attempt

> • dubber noun II. noun Date: 1884 one who is inept or clumsy III. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) dubbe Date: 15th century chiefly Scottish pool, puddle IV. transitive verb (dubbed; dubbing) Etymology: by shortening & alteration from double Date: 1930 1. to add (sound effects or new dialogue) to a film or to a radio or television production — usually used with in 2. to provide (a motion-picture film) with a new sound track and especially 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 noun V. noun Date: 1974 Jamaican popular music in which audio effects and spoken or chanted words are imposed on an instrumental reggae background