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rub(1) (iou)



rub noun1. L16.
[from RUB verb.]
A thing that slows or diverts a bowl in its course; the fact of being so slowed or diverted. L16.
b. Any physical obstacle or impediment to movement. L17-E19.
An impediment, hindrance, or difficulty of a non-material nature. Now rare exc. in there's the rub & vars. L16.
An act or spell of rubbing. E17.
An unevenness; a mark or flaw in a surface. E17-M18.
a. An intentional wound given to the feelings of another; esp. a slight reproof, a tease. M17.
b. An encounter with something annoying or disagreeable; an unpleasant experience in one's relations with others. M17.
A mower's whetstone. dial. E19.
A sound as of rubbing. E20.
A loan of. Nautical slang. E20.
Phrases: rub of the green, rub on the green an accidental interference with the course or position of a golf ball.
Comb.: rub resistance the degree to which print will withstand rubbing without becoming smudged or detached.