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rub-a-dub
[ ruhb-uh-duhb ]
/ ËrÊb ÉËdÊb /
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noun
the sound of a drum when beaten.
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Origin of rub-a-dub
First recorded in 1780â90; imitative
Words nearby rub-a-dub
ruana, Ruanda, Ruanda-Urundi, rub, rubaboo, rub-a-dub, rubĂĄiyĂĄt, Rubaiyat stanza, RubÊż al Khali, rub along, Rubarth's disease
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