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▪ I. scrubbing, vbl. n.|ˈskrʌbɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
The action of scrub v.1, in various senses.
†1. Scratching. Obs.
1622Mabbe tr. Aleman's Guzman d'Alf. i. 119 The cattell went grazing on the humane Pasture of my miserable corps; I awaked with their nibbling, fell a scrubbing, and [etc.]. 1667[see scratting vbl. n. s.v. scrat v.]
2. a. Rubbing with a hard brush and water; transf. rubbing with something bristly.
1681[see scrubbing-brush]. 1693Dryden Juvenal vi. (1697) 141 To shun the scrubbing of a bearded Kiss. 1749Berkeley Word to Wise Wks. III. 445 A little washing, scrubbing, and rubbing, bestowed on their persons and houses.
b. Surg. The action of scrub v.1 3 d. Also with up.
1898Wharton & Curtis Pract. of Surg. viii. 156 This scrubbing should be employed for several minutes; the hands are then rinsed to remove the soap, and are soaked for two minutes in a 1 to 1000 bichloride of mercury solution. 1910H. A. Haubold Preparatory & After Treatm. in Operative Cases vi. 127 The object of the scrubbing is not to destroy the bacteria, but to remove them. 1937‘J. Bell’ Murder in Hospital vi. 109 The ‘scrubbing up’ process occupied about ten minutes. 1969B. Weil Dossier IX xviii. 142 The space between the sides of the theatre and the walls had been fitted out for scrubbing up with washbasins. 1976J. Archer Not Penny More, not Penny Less xii. 140 ‘Jean-Pierre, you scrub up as instructed.’.. Jean-Pierre appeared from the scrubbing-up room. 1978Roaf & Hookinson Basic Surg. Care ix. 141 All preparation must be made beforehand to ensure that it is unnecessary to touch any unsterile surface once scrubbing is complete.
†3. A beating, a drubbing. Obs.
1813Sir R. Wilson Priv. Diary II. 485 Three thousand French horse..have given Scheubler a severe scrubbing.
4. The action of scrub v.1 5; removal of impurities from a material (usu. a gas or vapour).
1896B. Redwood Treat. Petroleum II. 424 The scrubbing process consists in passing the gas through a series of coke towers in which it is exposed to streams of oil and water, the volatile hydrocarbons being removed by the oil, and the ammonia by the water. 1921W. H. Fulweiler in A. Rogers Industr. Chem. (ed. 3) xx. 499 The gas is forced to pass in contact and bubble through the scrubbing liquid by a series of partitions arranged across the flow of gas. 1959Engineering 23 Jan. 99/3, I am insufficiently informed of the details of gas scrubbing practice to say whether the systems at present in use are satisfactory. 1976Offshore Engineer Apr. 61/1 There is continuous scrubbing of the air (many other subs have manual bleed-in and scrubbing) with direct readouts of O2 and CO2 levels as well as silica gel drying agents to remove moisture. 1976Physics Bull. Apr. 160/2 A reduction of η to about zero or even slightly negative can be achieved by ion ‘scrubbing’ of the vacuum chamber surfaces in a high pressure argon glow discharge.
5. = scrub n.2 1 b.
1936Proc. Inst. Automobile Engineers XXX. 739 Tyre wear due to lateral reaction, where location is high, offsets that which occurs in independently sprung cars due to ‘scrubbing’ when cornering. 1959Manch. Guardian 27 July 2/3 Wear is the result of relative movement between tyre and road—‘scrubbing’ in other words. 1979Truck & Bus Transportation Sept. 72/1 A third axle was placed between the front and rear axles to act as a turning pivot for the whole trailer. The result—no more scrubbing.
6. Comb., as scrubbing-board.
1889H. S. Edwards in Century XXXVIII. 84/1 Her great black, muscular arms drooped towards the scrubbing-board that reclined in the tub. 1969E. H. Pinto Treen 155 It is believed that ribbed wooden scrubbing boards..originated in Scandinavia and the manufacture spread to other countries during the 19th century.
▪ II. † ˈscrubbing, ppl. a.1 Obs.
[f. scrub v.2 + -ing2.]
Squalid, beggarly.
1603Dekker Wonderf. Yr. D j, Hungry Coffin-sellers, scrubbing Bearers, and nastie Graue-makers. 1622Massinger Virg. Mart. iii. iii, Nor do I care From what a lauish hand your money flies, So you giue none away, feed beggers... And to the scrubbing poore.
▪ III. scrubbing, ppl. a.2
[f. scrub v.1 + -ing2.]
That scrubs (a floor, wood, etc.).
1868M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. 362 The crowd is composed of the millionaire and the hod⁓carrier..madame flashing jewels, and the scrubbing-woman who cleans paint and washes linen. 1936M. de la Roche Whiteoak Harvest xvi. 198 Two scrubbing women were sent to prepare the house for Sarah. |