1565 T. Cooper Strigilecula, a..rubbynge instrument.
1727 J. Arbuthnot 295 He prescribes from fifty Frictions to two hundred, according to the strength of the Patient; I suppose he means so many Strokes with the rubbing Instrument.
1995 A. Hilton ii. viii. 103 Special scraping and rubbing instruments were used to remove excess bone.