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.
well-rubbed
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a word derived from
rub.
Example Sentences
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Her fictions sit on the page with the well-rubbed assurance of fact, as if their details were calmly agreed upon, and long established.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 17, 2014
All about me was spotless and bright—scoured floor, polished grate, and well-rubbed chairs.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
They should be covered with well-rubbed straw, pressed down carefully and gently.
The sitting-room at the inn is a place of comfort, and while Thirlstone warmed his long back at the fire I sank contentedly into one of the well-rubbed leather arm-chairs.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan
All about me was spotless and bright—scoured floor, polished grate, and well-rubbed chairs.
From Jane Eyre by F. H. Townsend
