grubber
Britishnoun
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a person who grubs
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another name for grub hoe
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rugby a kick of the ball along the ground
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cricket a delivery which keeps very low upon bouncing
Example Sentences
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Marcus Smith's eye for a gap helped Arundell to his moment of glory, with his grubber kicking behind Fiji used regularly to good affect, but doubts still remain about his quality at full-back.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
They scored after just five minutes when a Tom Wright grubber was carried over his own line by Hugo Keenan.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
Wainwright was again Wales' inspiration when his grubber kick was spilled by Adams with the try line begging as the greasy ball struck again.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
Some more incisive attacking saw Adams burst down the left-hand side with his inside grubber kick almost finding scrum-half Hardy.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
The grubber was busy about it during the day, and slept around the guard house fire of a night, until the stump got out of the ground.
From A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. by James Robert Maxwell
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