rubdown

[ruhb-doun]

noun

1. a massage, especially after exercise or a steam bath.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubdown¹

First recorded in 1665–75; noun use of verb phrase rub down

Example Sentences

Spacey allegedly booked appointments under an alias and insisted on wearing a ski mask during his rubdowns.

From Seattle Times

"I'll get a couple of ice baths and a bit of treatment from the physio, a few rubdowns, and hopefully be ready to go," he said.

From BBC

She turned down pain medication from the hospital’s staff to get massages and oil rubdowns instead from her cultural liaison, who had ceremonially purified the space according to Mapuche customs.

From Seattle Times

She told jurors she was naked during Maxwell's massage, while she allegedly told the newspaper she had some clothing on during the rubdown.

From Fox News

The home ranges of the chimpanzee-like apes overlap considerably, and the bonobo troops meet and mingle frequently, grooming one another, traveling and foraging together, and pausing often for mutual pelvic rubdowns.

From New York Times