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1.
rubben
v.
61 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To apply friction on a surface, rub; sharpen a tool by filing or scrubbing;
rubben on the rote of the red galle
, touch on a sore spot; (b) of a boat: to rub against the bank; of an animal: rub…
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