rubbing brushn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌbɪŋ brʌʃ/, U.S.

/ˈrəbɪŋ ˌbrəʃ/

Forms: see rubbing n. and brush n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubbing n., brush n.²

Etymology: < rubbing n. + brush n.²

A stiff brush, esp. one used for household cleaning.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [noun] > implement for scouring or scrubbing > brush

rubbing brush1530

hog1669

scrub-broom1675

scrubbing-brush1681

wire brush1686

scrub1687

scrubber1911

toilet brush1917

bog brush1982

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 182 Vnes decrottoyres, a rubbynge brusshe to make clene clothes with.

1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) ii. vii. f. 172/1, in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Some [beards] made round like a rubbing brush.

1606 N. Breton Choice, Chance, & Change sig. F1^v His haire of the color of a roane horse, and as hard as the stumpe of a Rubbing brush.

1645 in T. Carte Hist. Life Ormonde (1735) III. 423 If he doe, he will spoil the proverb, in making a rubbing-brush of a goat's taile.

1673 Leith Customs f. 5, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Rubbing 4 dozen rubing brushes.

1738 J. F. Fritsch tr. G. de Lairesse Art of Painting iii. iv. 144 A Maid-servant is kneeling,..having by her, a Box with Sand, a Pot with Water and a stiff Rubbing-brush.

a1756 E. Haywood New Present (1771) 257 The boards, being well dry-rubbed with a dry rubbing-brush, will look like mahogany.

1826 Lancet 21 Oct. 72/1 They..debate..the comparative detersiveness..of free-stone and the rubbing-brush.

1888 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 611/1 All the year round he had his great round bath filled to the brim, and put out in the midst of a circle of bath-blankets, towels, rubbing-brushes, and what not.

1909 Painter & Decorator Jan. 692/2 An old, wornout bristle duster is a good tool to go after corners, and a rubbing brush should be used for moulding and quirks.

1936 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 66/2 Sometimes the only way to remove such traces [of glue] is to use a rubbing brush and boiling hot water.

2001 Pop. Mech. May 124/2 Aerosols have to be very strong to clean surfaces without the mechanical advantage of a rubbing brush.

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

单词	rubbing brush
释义	rubbing brushn. Brit. /ˈrʌbɪŋ brʌʃ/, U.S. /ˈrəbɪŋ ˌbrəʃ/ Forms: see rubbing n. and brush n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubbing n., brush n.² Etymology: < rubbing n. + brush n.² A stiff brush, esp. one used for household cleaning. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [noun] > implement for scouring or scrubbing > brush rubbing brush1530 hog1669 scrub-broom1675 scrubbing-brush1681 wire brush1686 scrub1687 scrubber1911 toilet brush1917 bog brush1982 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 182 Vnes decrottoyres, a rubbynge brusshe to make clene clothes with. 1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) ii. vii. f. 172/1, in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Some [beards] made round like a rubbing brush. 1606 N. Breton Choice, Chance, & Change sig. F1^v His haire of the color of a roane horse, and as hard as the stumpe of a Rubbing brush. 1645 in T. Carte Hist. Life Ormonde (1735) III. 423 If he doe, he will spoil the proverb, in making a rubbing-brush of a goat's taile. 1673 Leith Customs f. 5, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Rubbing 4 dozen rubing brushes. 1738 J. F. Fritsch tr. G. de Lairesse Art of Painting iii. iv. 144 A Maid-servant is kneeling,..having by her, a Box with Sand, a Pot with Water and a stiff Rubbing-brush. a1756 E. Haywood New Present (1771) 257 The boards, being well dry-rubbed with a dry rubbing-brush, will look like mahogany. 1826 Lancet 21 Oct. 72/1 They..debate..the comparative detersiveness..of free-stone and the rubbing-brush. 1888 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 611/1 All the year round he had his great round bath filled to the brim, and put out in the midst of a circle of bath-blankets, towels, rubbing-brushes, and what not. 1909 Painter & Decorator Jan. 692/2 An old, wornout bristle duster is a good tool to go after corners, and a rubbing brush should be used for moulding and quirks. 1936 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 66/2 Sometimes the only way to remove such traces [of glue] is to use a rubbing brush and boiling hot water. 2001 Pop. Mech. May 124/2 Aerosols have to be very strong to clean surfaces without the mechanical advantage of a rubbing brush. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1530
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