rubbing
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 7
/ˈɹʌbɪŋ/
Definition of rubbing
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.
“He was delighted to come across a little-worn crest of the old Great Eastern Railway, never dreaming that such a relic would still be in use, and was taking a pencil-rubbing to add to his collection.”
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noun
-
An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.
“He was delighted to come across a little-worn crest of the old Great Eastern Railway, never dreaming that such a relic would still be in use, and was taking a pencil-rubbing to add to his collection.”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of rub
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English rubbinge, rubbynge, equivalent to rub + -ing.
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