rub-a-dub-dubn.

Brit.

/ˌrʌbədʌbˈdʌb/, U.S.

/ˈrəbəˈdəbˈdəb/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the sound of a drum being beaten. Compare earlier rub-a-dub n.With later use in the context of bathing at sense 1 compare rub-a-dub v.², rub-a-dub n., and notes at those entries.

1. The sound of a drum being beaten; a drumming sound. Also: any rhythmic sound or motion.Now frequently used in the context of bathing, with allusion to the nursery rhyme referred to in quot. 1851.

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

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row dow dow1701

rub-a-dub-dub1714

tattoo1755

rattan1764

drum1810

rataplan1846

kettledrumming1848

tom-tom1863

tattooing1871

tumming1882

tum1911

1714 in H. Playford Wit & Mirth V. 173 To treat those that come with a rub a dub dub, For dear Mother they'll make us Jolly.

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xi. 185 The drum advanced, beating no measured martial tune, but a kind of rub-a-dub-dub .

1851 Notes & Queries 17 May 388/1 Sing rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub.

1887 Argus (Melbourne) 24 Dec. 4/3 I am always hearing..the ear-piercing fife and the rub-a-dub-dub of the drum.

1906 Kindergarten Rev. May 557/2 The ‘Rub-a-dub-dub!’ came nearer and soon the whole band could be heard playing.

1939 L. I. Wilder By Shores Silver Lake iii. 21 The wheels began to beat time. A rub-a-dubdub, a rub-a-dubdub, the wheels went.

2007 Daily Star (Nexis) 20 Dec. 21 Two randy Big Brother wannabes have enjoyed a rub-a-dub-dub in the hot tub.

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

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

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cabaret1656

gaming ordinary1667

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shop1695

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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

1932 ‘P. P.’ Rhyming Slang 15 'E at once takes a walk to the ‘Rub-a-dub-dub’, After slammin' the ‘Rory O'Moore’.

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. xv. 270 A hotel becomes known in rhyming slang as a rub-a-dub-dub—by rhyme on ‘pub’.

1965 E. G. Webber Try again Friday 107 There will be streets, shops, houses, parking meters, schools, hospitals, TABs,..bowser stations,..pubs, clubs, and rubadub-dubs.

1971 National Times (Austral.) 13 Dec. 20 ‘Let's grab some Kate and Sydney and a pint of apple fritter at the rub-a-dub-dub.’.. Translated: ‘Let's grab some steak and kidney and a pint of bitter at the pub.’

2003 C. Palmer Love's Proof 123 Gimme your chalk now, and we'll be off to the rub-a-dub-dub.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1).

ΚΠ

1831 Lincoln Herald 16 Dec. 3/6 The rub-a-dub-dub sound of these grand instruments.

1887 W. S. Pratt in W. Gladden Parish Probl. 426 A player whose taste is limited to the rub-a-dub-dub class of music.

1903 Ampleforth Jrnl. Apr. 293 Read this with its own swing—a rub-a-dub-dub movement, giving two strong beats in each line.

2007 L. Kramer Why Classical Music still Matters iii. 105 A rambunctious, playful energy, especially notable in bumptious rub-a-dub-dub patter on the lower strings.

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

单词	rub-a-dub-dub
释义	rub-a-dub-dubn. Brit. /ˌrʌbədʌbˈdʌb/, U.S. /ˈrəbəˈdəbˈdəb/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the sound of a drum being beaten. Compare earlier rub-a-dub n.With later use in the context of bathing at sense 1 compare rub-a-dub v.², rub-a-dub n., and notes at those entries. 1. The sound of a drum being beaten; a drumming sound. Also: any rhythmic sound or motion.Now frequently used in the context of bathing, with allusion to the nursery rhyme referred to in quot. 1851. 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 1714 in H. Playford Wit & Mirth V. 173 To treat those that come with a rub a dub dub, For dear Mother they'll make us Jolly. 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xi. 185 The drum advanced, beating no measured martial tune, but a kind of rub-a-dub-dub . View more context for this quotation 1851 Notes & Queries 17 May 388/1 Sing rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub. 1887 Argus (Melbourne) 24 Dec. 4/3 I am always hearing..the ear-piercing fife and the rub-a-dub-dub of the drum. 1906 Kindergarten Rev. May 557/2 The ‘Rub-a-dub-dub!’ came nearer and soon the whole band could be heard playing. 1939 L. I. Wilder By Shores Silver Lake iii. 21 The wheels began to beat time. A rub-a-dubdub, a rub-a-dubdub, the wheels went. 2007 Daily Star (Nexis) 20 Dec. 21 Two randy Big Brother wannabes have enjoyed a rub-a-dub-dub in the hot tub. 2. British, Australian, and New Zealand. [Rhyming slang.] A public house. 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 1932 ‘P. P.’ Rhyming Slang 15 'E at once takes a walk to the ‘Rub-a-dub-dub’, After slammin' the ‘Rory O'Moore’. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. xv. 270 A hotel becomes known in rhyming slang as a rub-a-dub-dub—by rhyme on ‘pub’. 1965 E. G. Webber Try again Friday 107 There will be streets, shops, houses, parking meters, schools, hospitals, TABs,..bowser stations,..pubs, clubs, and rubadub-dubs. 1971 National Times (Austral.) 13 Dec. 20 ‘Let's grab some Kate and Sydney and a pint of apple fritter at the rub-a-dub-dub.’.. Translated: ‘Let's grab some steak and kidney and a pint of bitter at the pub.’ 2003 C. Palmer Love's Proof 123 Gimme your chalk now, and we'll be off to the rub-a-dub-dub. Compounds General attributive (in sense 1). ΚΠ 1831 Lincoln Herald 16 Dec. 3/6 The rub-a-dub-dub sound of these grand instruments. 1887 W. S. Pratt in W. Gladden Parish Probl. 426 A player whose taste is limited to the rub-a-dub-dub class of music. 1903 Ampleforth Jrnl. Apr. 293 Read this with its own swing—a rub-a-dub-dub movement, giving two strong beats in each line. 2007 L. Kramer Why Classical Music still Matters iii. 105 A rambunctious, playful energy, especially notable in bumptious rub-a-dub-dub patter on the lower strings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1714
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