rub-upn.
/ˈrʌbʌp/, U.S. /ˈrəbˌəp/ The act of rubbing up (in various senses).
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1846 C. D. Burdett Walter Hamilton I. iv. 78 And I'll give yer blue coat a rub up myself.
1879 E. Stephenson Last of her Line I. ii. 35 ‘You provoking child!’ said Mrs. Maleveron, in an almost inaudible whisper, giving poor Mopsie a rub up with her scented pocket-handkerchief.
1928 G. Campbell My Myst. Ships xiii. 245 We..went out to the Sound for a good ‘rub up’ in our drill and to get everything tested.
1943 ‘Taffrail’ White Ensigns 26 He would take voluntary classes of men who wanted a rub-up in gunnery or seamanship before passing for higher rating.
1967 R. R. Karch & E. J. Buber Graphic Arts Procedures: Offset Processes vi. 227 Plates are repaired:..4. By ‘rub up’—to bring back or strengthen spots or areas that may become weak from an unknown cause.
2005 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 20 Feb. A lick of paint on your front door and a good rub-up of brass door furniture will give your home that all-important..appeal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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