rub
verb (used with object)
to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing.
unrubbed
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a word derived from
rub.
Example Sentences
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This carelessness occasioned the unevenness of the earth; the mountains and the rocks which are now found upon it are the lumps which he threw down unrubbed.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 by James Athearn Jones
If there were this morning in my lodging an unrubbed lamp, I would toss it from the window for such magic as he might extract from it.
From There's Pippins and Cheese to Come by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks
"Marble slabs, rubbed" are going to cost more to import than "marble slabs, unrubbed."
From Love Conquers All by Gluyas Williams
The Red Admiral, if one might judge by his unrubbed wings and the new and glossy vividness of his colorings, may have been some nine hours old.
From The Purple Heights by Marie Conway Oemler
Catch your moth in the net, take him out of it by cornering him with the open mouth of your poison bottle, so that you secure him unrubbed.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various
