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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ruhb
Phonetic Transcription : rʌb



Définition of rubbing-down

Origin :
  • early 14c., transitive and intransitive, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to East Frisian rubben "to scratch, rub," and Low German rubbeling "rough, uneven," or similar words in Scandinavian (cf. Danish rubbe "to rub, scrub," Norwegian rubba), of uncertain origin. Related: Rubbed; rubbing.
  • To rub (someone) the wrong way is from 1853; probably the notion is of cats' fur. To rub noses in greeting as a sign of friendship (attested from 1822) formerly was common among Eskimos, Maoris, and some other Pacific Islanders. Rub out "obliterate" is from 1560s; underworld slang sense of "kill" is recorded from 1848, American English. Rub off "remove by rubbing" is from 1590s; meaning "have an influence" is recorded from 1959.
  • As in massage : noun kneading of body parts
Example sentences :
  • It was naked and unshaven; it was stripped like a boxer for the rubbing-down after the fight.
  • Extract from : « You Never Know Your Luck, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • The man in the broad-brim rode away upon a shooting-pony, which awaited him in the rubbing-down house.
  • Extract from : « Mirk Abbey, Volume 1(of 3) » by James Payn
  • While Dallas caught the mules, gave them some grain and a rubbing-down with straw wisps, and greased the wagon wheels.
  • Extract from : « The Plow-Woman » by Eleanor Gates
  • Mrs. Owen drove directly into the barn and gave minute instructions as to the rubbing-down and feeding of the horses.
  • Extract from : « A Hoosier Chronicle » by Meredith Nicholson
  • Of great importance for scrofulous children, furthermore, is a suitable course in gymnastics and rubbing-down with cold water.
  • Extract from : « Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated » by Max Birnbaum
  • Another room should be appropriated to the bodying-in, smoothing and rubbing-down processes.
  • Extract from : « French Polishing and Enamelling » by Richard Bitmead

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