单词 | dubba |
释义 | dubbadubbern. East India. ‘A leather bottle or skin bag, used chiefly in India for holding oil, ghee, and other liquids, and capable of holding, according to size, from 20 to 80 lbs. weight’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade, 1858). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > flask, flagon, or bottle > [noun] > leather > large dubba1698 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 118 Their Butter..after it has passed the Fire, they keep it in Duppers the year round. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xi. 126 Great Quantities of Butter, which they gently melt, and put up in Jars, called Duppas. 1801 Ann. Reg. 1799 (Otridge ed.) Chron. 26/2 A small quantity of wood-oil, contained in a dubber, or leathern jar. 1845 Napier Gen. Order in J. Mawson Rec. (1851) 35 What became of these dubbas of ghee. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1698 |
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