To strike with a sword in the ceremony of making one a knight; hence, to make or designate as a knight; invest with the knightly character.[This catch, a scrap of which is also put into the mouth of Silence in Shakspere's 2 Henry IV., v. 3, alludes to a convivial custom, according to which he who drank a large potation of wine or other liquor, on his knees, to the health of his mistress, was jocularly said to be dubbed a knight, and retained his title for the evening.]Hence To confer a new character or any dignity or name upon; entitle; speak of as.To invest, with the dress and insignia of a knight, or with any distinctive character; in general, to dress; ornament; embellish.To strike, cut, rub, or dress so as to make smooth, or of an equal surface.To rub with grease, as leather when being curried.To raise a nap on, as cloth, by striking it with teazels.To cut off the comb and wattles, and sometimes the earlobes of (a game-cock); trim.To dress (a fishing-fly).To make a quick noise, as by hammering or drumming.n. A blow.n. A puddle; a small pool of foul, stagnant water.To make a fair show outside or on the surface, as by placing the good wares in the upper part of a basket and the inferior beneath.