ruboff

[ ruhb-awf, -of ]

/ ˈrʌbˈɔf, -ˈɒf /

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noun

an act of rubbing off, as to remove something.

a deep mark, effect, or impact produced especially through constant close contact.

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Origin of ruboff

First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase rub off

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

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A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
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And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
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Others again put the varnish on and rub it off in places to resemble the wear of age.
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Jean was to be an architect—God knows why—but Aristide settled it, definitely, off-hand.
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But indeed, it was useless to rub her eyes, the dwarfs did not vanish, and so she was obliged to believe that they were real.
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British Dictionary definitions for ruboff

rub off

verb

to remove or be removed by rubbing

(intr ; often foll by on or onto) to have an effect through close association or contact, esp so as to make similarher crude manners have rubbed off on you

noun rub-off

a resulting effect on something else; consequencesa positive rub-off

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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