See Also: quab(medicine)
quab(1)(dictionary)
quab(2)(dictionary)

frottage (iou) and quab(1) (iou)


frottage (iou)



frottage noun. M20.
[French = rubbing, friction, from frotter: see FROT.]
1. The practice of touching or rubbing against the (clothed) body of another person (usu. in a crowd), as a means of obtaining sexual gratification. M20.
2. Art. The technique or process of taking a rubbing from an uneven surface, such as grained wood, as a basis for an artistic work. M20.
frotteur a person who indulges in frottage (sense 1) L19.
frotteurism noun = FROTTAGE 1 M20.

quab(1) (iou)



quab noun2.rare. E17.
[Middle Dutch, Middle Low German quabbe (Dutch kweb(be), (Low) German quabbe): cf. QUAB noun1, SQUAB noun.]
a. A sea-cucumber. Only in E17.
b. A burbot. E17-L18.
fig. A shapeless thing. Only in E17.