| 单词 |
dubba |
| 释义 |
‖ dubba, dubber East Ind. Also 7–9 dupper, 8 duppa. [Arab., Pers., and Urdū dabbah vessel made of raw skins.] ‘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).
1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 118 Their Butter..after it has passed the Fire, they keep it in Duppers the year round. 1727A. Hamilton New Acc. E. Ind. I. 126 (Y.) Great Quantities of Butter, which they gently melt and put in Jars called Duppas. 1799Ann. Reg. 26 A small quantity of wood-oil, contained in a dubber, or leathern bottle. 1845Napier Gen. Order in J. Mawson Rec. (1851) 35 (Y.) What became of these dubbas of ghee. |

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