rubbing

[ ruhb-ing ]
/ ˈrʌb ɪŋ /

noun

an act or action of a person or thing that rubs.
an impression of an incised or sculptured surface made by laying paper over it and rubbing with heelball, graphite, or a similar substance until the image appears.
Compare brass-rubbing.

Origin of rubbing

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at rub, -ing1

Definition for rubbing (2 of 2)

Origin of rub

1300–50; 1860–65 for def 18b; Middle English rubben (v.); cognate with Frisian rubben, Danish rubbe, Swedish rubba

OTHER WORDS FROM rub

un·rubbed, adjective well-rubbed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for rubbing (1 of 2)

rubbing
/ (ˈrʌbɪŋ) /

noun

an impression taken of an incised or raised surface, such as a brass plate on a tomb, by laying paper over it and rubbing with wax, graphite, etc

British Dictionary definitions for rubbing (2 of 2)

rub
/ (rʌb) /

verb rubs, rubbing or rubbed

noun

Word Origin for rub

C15: perhaps from Low German rubben, of obscure origin

Medical definitions for rubbing

rub
[ rŭb ]

n.

The application of friction and pressure.
Such a procedure applied to the body.

Idioms and Phrases with rubbing

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