rub-a-dub

[ ruhb-uh-duhb ]

/ ˈrʌb əˌdʌb /

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noun

the sound of a drum when beaten.

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Origin of rub-a-dub

First recorded in 1780–90; imitative

Words nearby rub-a-dub

ruana, Ruanda, Ruanda-Urundi, rub, rubaboo, rub-a-dub, rubáiyát, Rubaiyat stanza, Rubʿ al Khali, rub along, Rubarth's disease

How to use rub-a-dub in a sentence

And away he ran among the trees in search of his pigs, while Eric heard his little drum, and his song of "Rub-a-dub, halloo!"
The Gold Thread|Norman MacLeod
But he said, No, he remembered nothing but how to beat the drum—Rub-a-dub!
Old Deccan Days|M. Frere
A little French drummer, singing to his rub-a-dub, and the agreeable yell of a dog, complete the vocal performers.
The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings|John Trusler
Swinton, his ear tuned to the outer distances of the void, caught a soft faint rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub!
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser

Fifes shrilled, and the rub-a-dub-dub of a dozen drums set the air in a tremor.
Canada: the Empire of the North|Agnes C. Laut