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There's an ocean of difference between the way people speak English in the US vs. the UK. Are your language skills up to the task of telling the difference? Let's find out!
Question 1 of 7
True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.
Idioms about rub
Origin of rub
1300–50; 1860–65 for def. 18b; Middle English rubben (v.); cognate with Frisian rubben,Danish rubbe,Swedish rubba
OTHER WORDS FROM rub
un·rubbed, adjectivewell-rubbed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use rub in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for rub
rub
/ (rʌb) /
verb rubs, rubbing or rubbed
noun
Word Origin for rub
C15: perhaps from Low German rubben, of obscure origin
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