rubdown
a massage, especially after exercise or a steam bath.
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How to use rubdown in a sentence
"You handed yourself that one, kid," Spike had said, applying raw beef to it after their rubdown.
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon WilsonAnd it was all they could do to get away from them and repair to their shower and rubdown, never before so needed or so welcome.
Bert Wilson on the Gridiron | J. W. DuffieldIf this is not possible, exercise, keep moving, until there is opportunity for a rubdown and change.
Clothing and Health | Helen KinneIt was with a feeling of relief that he had gained the shelter of the clubhouse with its refreshing shower and rubdown.
Baseball Joe in the World Series | Lester ChadwickThere she gave Elizabeth a brisk rubdown that set the blood dancing in her veins.
The Torch Bearer | I. T. Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for rub down
to dry or clean (a horse, athlete, oneself, etc) vigorously, esp after exercise
to make or become smooth by rubbing
(tr) to prepare (a surface) for painting by rubbing it with sandpaper
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Other Idioms and Phrases with rubdown
Briskly rub the body, as in a massage. For example, The trainer rubs down marathon runners, or That horse needs rubbing down. This expression was first used (and still is) for rubbing away dust and sweat from a horse. [Late 1600s]
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