rub-a-dubn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌbəˌdʌb/,

/ˌrʌbəˈdʌb/, U.S.

/ˈrəbəˌdəb/

Forms: 1600s– rub-a-dub, 1800s rubby dub.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the sound of a drum being beaten. Compare rub-a-dub-dub n.With use in the context of scrubbing laundry clean in quot. 1985 at sense 1 compare rub-a-dub v.², rub-a-dub-dub n., and notes at those entries.

1. The sound of a drum being beaten; a drumming sound. Also: any rhythmic sound or motion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm > drumming

randana1661

rub-a-duba1661

drumming1663

row dow dow1701

rub-a-dub-dub1714

tattoo1755

rattan1764

drum1810

rataplan1846

kettledrumming1848

tom-tom1863

tattooing1871

tumming1882

tum1911

a1661 in Coll. Loyal Songs against Rump Parl. (1731) I. 251 O rare Cavaliers, Rub a dub, dub a dub, Have at old Beelzebub.

1739 Gentleman's Mag. May 252/1 A sound (pray—think me not too partial) Than that of rub-a-dub, more martial.

1787 G. Colman Inkle & Yarico ii. i. 30 Little Cupid's his drummer; he has been beating a round rub-a-dub on our hearts.

1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) i. 16 A rub-a-dub on the drum woke him up.

1891 J. M. Barrie Little Minister I. ii. 21 The quick rub-a-dub of a drum was heard.

1904 Border Mag. Jan. 4/1 A four hours' nap had brought us to near the break of morning, when my still dreaming imagination seemed to suggest some sound like a rub-a-dub of a drum.

1985 I. Opie & P. Opie Singing Game xix. cxxv. 427 With a rub a dub here, And a rub a dub there, That's how she washes her clothes.

2008 Africa News (Nexis) 23 Jan. An uncanny replay of the 2006 outing—the rub-a-dubs of the water-filled calabash drums, Barmani Choge's lilting voice, the academics intervening occasionally with background infos.

2. British, Australian, and New Zealand. [Rhyming slang.] A pub.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house

houseOE

tavern1297

tavern-housea1400

sunc1400

tap-house1500

tippling-housea1549

innsc1550

bousing-inn1575

ivy-bush1576

osteria1580

ordinary1590

caback1591

taberna1593

bousing-house1594

pothouse1598

red lattice1604

cupping-house1615

public house1617

busha1625

Wirtshaus1650

bibbery1653

cabaret1656

gaming ordinary1667

public1685

shop1695

bibbing-housea1704

dram-shop1725

gill house1728

rum shop1738

buvette1753

dram-house1753

grog-shop1790

wine-vault1791

pub1800

pulperia1818

pulqueria1822

potation-shop1823

rum hole1825

Wirtschaft1834

drunkery1836

pot shop1837

drinkery1840

rum mill1844

khazi1846

beer-shop1848

boozer1895

rub-a-dub1898

Weinstube1899

rubbity-dub1905

peg house1922

rub-a-dub-dub1932

rubbity1941

Stube1946

superpub1964

1898 Bulletin (Sydney) 29 Oct. 15/1 His home is ‘the rubby dub’, his occupation ‘the joint’.

c1926 ‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 81 I gazed upon the motley crowd Within this ‘rub-a-dub’.

1963 H. Slesar Bridge of Lions iii. 52 He could fathom why rub-a-dub meant a pub.

2007 Mirror (Nexis) 1 Sept. 8 I can talk cock-er-nee..How's yer saucepans? Fancy going down the frog and toad for a pint of pig's ear down the old rubadub?

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1).

ΚΠ

1793 J. Rose Caernarvon Castle i. iii. 11 The heart beats the rub-a-dub feelings of joy.

1832 Deb. Congr. U.S. 13 Mar. (1833) 2128 The rub-a-dub and row-de-dow excitement.

1863 W. Phillips Speeches iii. 36 A ‘rub-a-dub agitation’, as ours is contemptuously styled.

1910 Locomotive Engineers Jrnl. Nov. 939 There the door opened, and I heard a familiar girl's voice..I turned with a rubadub heart to see—whom do you suppose?

1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Sept. x12 Her delightful Jesse Bear books..are small masterpieces of word wizardry and rub-a-dub rhythm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† rub-a-dubv.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rub-a-dub n.

Etymology: < rub-a-dub n., punningly after dub v.¹, as though an extended form of that word. Compare later rub-a-dub v.² Perhaps compare also dub-a-dub n. 2.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To invest (a person) with a new title.Apparently used only as punning distortion of dub v.¹ 2.

ΚΠ

1802 L. Chester Federalism Triumphant i. i. 13 It would do me honor, especially under your Excellency's administration, to be dub'd and rub-a-dub'd Honorable.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

rub-a-dubv.²

Brit.

/ˈrʌbəˌdʌb/,

/ˌrʌbəˈdʌb/, U.S.

/ˈrəbəˌdəb/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rub-a-dub n.

Etymology: < rub-a-dub n.In later use with allusion to the act of scrubbing laundry clean, probably partly after rub v.¹; compare rub-a-dub n., rub-a-dub-dub n., and notes at those entries. Compare earlier rub-a-dub v.¹

1. intransitive. To make a rhythmic sound or motion, esp. (in early use) to make a drumming sound or (now more frequently) to rub or scrub in order to clean.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > beating drum > beat drum [verb (intransitive)]

tabor1377

taborna1400

nakerc1425

drum1597

dub-a-dub1598

to beat a drum1621

rub-a-dub1837

beat1841

to beat a tattoo1841

tom-tom1860

rataplan1863

tambourin1884

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. v. 316 Serjeants rub-a-dubbing openly through all manner of German market-towns.

1886 V. Dabney Story Don Miff xlix. 316 Away they went, rubadubbing back towards the piazza.

1967 S. Kaufman Diary Mad Housewife 102 ‘We already introduced ourselves, Missus,’ said the laundress, not turning to face us, rub-a-dubbing away.

2001 J. D. Canfield Mavericks on Border xii. 131 Shooting holes in barrels so they can shower in wine, rub-a-dubbing in a tub together.

2. transitive. Originally: to beat (a drum or drumming sound). In later use: to rub (something).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > beating drum > beat drum [verb (transitive)]

tucka1400

strike1572

tamper1606

ruff1675

rub-a-dub1855

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > beating drum > beat drum [verb (transitive)] > beat (tune) on

taborc1385

drum1578

rub-a-dub1855

rataplan1865

1855 Punch 28 178/2 Could it [sc. a regimental drum] be rub-a-dubbed before Sebastopol, it must need carry terror to the heart of the coldest Russian.

1896 Downside Rev. July 175 The little drum was rub-a-dubbed by Alfred Maskell.

1920 Living Age 7 Aug. 351/1 Even the rain rub-a-dubbed good music on the sky-light of that room.

1974 B. Hoddeson Porn People Introd. 8 I got myself rub-a-dubbed and ripped off, teased and titillated, dingled, crevulated, scatologized, and pornographed until I finally attained a state of blissful total immunity.

2010 S. Stauffacher Gator on Loose! xii. 138 Keisha rub-a-dubbed Razi with the towel until Mama appeared in the bathroom doorway.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.a1661

v.¹1802

v.²1837

单词	rub-a-dub
释义	rub-a-dubn. Brit. /ˈrʌbəˌdʌb/, /ˌrʌbəˈdʌb/, U.S. /ˈrəbəˌdəb/ Forms: 1600s– rub-a-dub, 1800s rubby dub. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the sound of a drum being beaten. Compare rub-a-dub-dub n.With use in the context of scrubbing laundry clean in quot. 1985 at sense 1 compare rub-a-dub v.², rub-a-dub-dub n., and notes at those entries. 1. The sound of a drum being beaten; a drumming sound. Also: any rhythmic sound or motion. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm > drumming randana1661 rub-a-duba1661 drumming1663 row dow dow1701 rub-a-dub-dub1714 tattoo1755 rattan1764 drum1810 rataplan1846 kettledrumming1848 tom-tom1863 tattooing1871 tumming1882 tum1911 a1661 in Coll. Loyal Songs against Rump Parl. (1731) I. 251 O rare Cavaliers, Rub a dub, dub a dub, Have at old Beelzebub. 1739 Gentleman's Mag. May 252/1 A sound (pray—think me not too partial) Than that of rub-a-dub, more martial. 1787 G. Colman Inkle & Yarico ii. i. 30 Little Cupid's his drummer; he has been beating a round rub-a-dub on our hearts. 1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) i. 16 A rub-a-dub on the drum woke him up. 1891 J. M. Barrie Little Minister I. ii. 21 The quick rub-a-dub of a drum was heard. 1904 Border Mag. Jan. 4/1 A four hours' nap had brought us to near the break of morning, when my still dreaming imagination seemed to suggest some sound like a rub-a-dub of a drum. 1985 I. Opie & P. Opie Singing Game xix. cxxv. 427 With a rub a dub here, And a rub a dub there, That's how she washes her clothes. 2008 Africa News (Nexis) 23 Jan. An uncanny replay of the 2006 outing—the rub-a-dubs of the water-filled calabash drums, Barmani Choge's lilting voice, the academics intervening occasionally with background infos. 2. British, Australian, and New Zealand. [Rhyming slang.] A pub. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house houseOE tavern1297 tavern-housea1400 sunc1400 tap-house1500 tippling-housea1549 innsc1550 bousing-inn1575 ivy-bush1576 osteria1580 ordinary1590 caback1591 taberna1593 bousing-house1594 pothouse1598 red lattice1604 cupping-house1615 public house1617 busha1625 Wirtshaus1650 bibbery1653 cabaret1656 gaming ordinary1667 public1685 shop1695 bibbing-housea1704 dram-shop1725 gill house1728 rum shop1738 buvette1753 dram-house1753 grog-shop1790 wine-vault1791 pub1800 pulperia1818 pulqueria1822 potation-shop1823 rum hole1825 Wirtschaft1834 drunkery1836 pot shop1837 drinkery1840 rum mill1844 khazi1846 beer-shop1848 boozer1895 rub-a-dub1898 Weinstube1899 rubbity-dub1905 peg house1922 rub-a-dub-dub1932 rubbity1941 Stube1946 superpub1964 1898 Bulletin (Sydney) 29 Oct. 15/1 His home is ‘the rubby dub’, his occupation ‘the joint’. c1926 ‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 81 I gazed upon the motley crowd Within this ‘rub-a-dub’. 1963 H. Slesar Bridge of Lions iii. 52 He could fathom why rub-a-dub meant a pub. 2007 Mirror (Nexis) 1 Sept. 8 I can talk cock-er-nee..How's yer saucepans? Fancy going down the frog and toad for a pint of pig's ear down the old rubadub? Compounds General attributive (in sense 1). ΚΠ 1793 J. Rose Caernarvon Castle i. iii. 11 The heart beats the rub-a-dub feelings of joy. 1832 Deb. Congr. U.S. 13 Mar. (1833) 2128 The rub-a-dub and row-de-dow excitement. 1863 W. Phillips Speeches iii. 36 A ‘rub-a-dub agitation’, as ours is contemptuously styled. 1910 Locomotive Engineers Jrnl. Nov. 939 There the door opened, and I heard a familiar girl's voice..I turned with a rubadub heart to see—whom do you suppose? 1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Sept. x12 Her delightful Jesse Bear books..are small masterpieces of word wizardry and rub-a-dub rhythm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † rub-a-dubv.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rub-a-dub n. Etymology: < rub-a-dub n., punningly after dub v.¹, as though an extended form of that word. Compare later rub-a-dub v.² Perhaps compare also dub-a-dub n. 2. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To invest (a person) with a new title.Apparently used only as punning distortion of dub v.¹ 2. ΚΠ 1802 L. Chester Federalism Triumphant i. i. 13 It would do me honor, especially under your Excellency's administration, to be dub'd and rub-a-dub'd Honorable. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). rub-a-dubv.² Brit. /ˈrʌbəˌdʌb/, /ˌrʌbəˈdʌb/, U.S. /ˈrəbəˌdəb/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rub-a-dub n. Etymology: < rub-a-dub n.In later use with allusion to the act of scrubbing laundry clean, probably partly after rub v.¹; compare rub-a-dub n., rub-a-dub-dub n., and notes at those entries. Compare earlier rub-a-dub v.¹ 1. intransitive. To make a rhythmic sound or motion, esp. (in early use) to make a drumming sound or (now more frequently) to rub or scrub in order to clean. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > beating drum > beat drum [verb (intransitive)] tabor1377 taborna1400 nakerc1425 drum1597 dub-a-dub1598 to beat a drum1621 rub-a-dub1837 beat1841 to beat a tattoo1841 tom-tom1860 rataplan1863 tambourin1884 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. v. 316 Serjeants rub-a-dubbing openly through all manner of German market-towns. 1886 V. Dabney Story Don Miff xlix. 316 Away they went, rubadubbing back towards the piazza. 1967 S. Kaufman Diary Mad Housewife 102 ‘We already introduced ourselves, Missus,’ said the laundress, not turning to face us, rub-a-dubbing away. 2001 J. D. Canfield Mavericks on Border xii. 131 Shooting holes in barrels so they can shower in wine, rub-a-dubbing in a tub together. 2. transitive. Originally: to beat (a drum or drumming sound). In later use: to rub (something). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > beating drum > beat drum [verb (transitive)] tucka1400 strike1572 tamper1606 ruff1675 rub-a-dub1855 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > beating drum > beat drum [verb (transitive)] > beat (tune) on taborc1385 drum1578 rub-a-dub1855 rataplan1865 1855 Punch 28 178/2 Could it [sc. a regimental drum] be rub-a-dubbed before Sebastopol, it must need carry terror to the heart of the coldest Russian. 1896 Downside Rev. July 175 The little drum was rub-a-dubbed by Alfred Maskell. 1920 Living Age 7 Aug. 351/1 Even the rain rub-a-dubbed good music on the sky-light of that room. 1974 B. Hoddeson Porn People Introd. 8 I got myself rub-a-dubbed and ripped off, teased and titillated, dingled, crevulated, scatologized, and pornographed until I finally attained a state of blissful total immunity. 2010 S. Stauffacher Gator on Loose! xii. 138 Keisha rub-a-dubbed Razi with the towel until Mama appeared in the bathroom doorway. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1661v.¹1802v.²1837
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rub-a-dubn.

Compounds

† rub-a-dubv.1

rub-a-dubv.2

† rub-a-dubv.¹

rub-a-dubv.²