rubby-dubn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌbɪdʌb/, U.S.

/ˈrəbiˌdəb/, Canadian English

/ˈrʌbiˌdʌb/

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rub-a-dub n.

Etymology: Probably a variant or alteration of rub-a-dub n. (see variants at that entry and perhaps compare -y suffix⁶), punningly after rubbing alcohol n. at rubbing n. Compounds 2, perhaps arising by association of the first syllable of rub-a-dub n. with rub v.¹ Compare rubby n., rub-a-dub-dub n.

Originally and chiefly Canadian.

1. = rubby n. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > alcohol as drink

white line1895

rubby-dub1940

rubby1961

1940 Winnipeg Free Press 28 Dec. 14/6 J.L. does not mention the effects of rubby dub, and homebrew on the public at most dances at that period.

1946 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 21 June 7/5 Charge..of supplying an intoxicant known as ‘rubby dub’ to an Indian.

1960 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 2 June 22/4 Rubby dub: the skid row name for rubbing alcohol.

1995 H. L. Jones O Little Town 109 Because there was no liquor store in the village, the preferred beverage for his occasional binge was a concoction he called ‘rubby-dub’, a mixture of rubbing alcohol and soda pop.

2. = rubby n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker > one addicted to specific drink

wino1915

smoke-hound1932

metho1933

pink-eye1945

rubby-dub1945

rubby1950

plonko1963

meths-drinker1968

1945 Toronto Daily Star 20 Jan. 9/2 Male wisdom and nobility are most apt to be found among the rubby-dubs of a hobo jungle.

1957 Maclean's 25 May 68/2 ‘We've got everything here from ex-cons to rubby-dubs,’ says..one of Elliot's six provincial policemen.

1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 Mar. 31/8 Mr. Minister, don't talk nonsense—don't suggest the rubby-dub has to gather up enough money for his own treatment.

2000 J. M. Gray Gift for Little Master 172 Saw the billboard in Yaletown..promising to transform a neighbourhood of rubby-dubs and junkies into an ‘artists' colony’.

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

单词	rubby-dub
释义	rubby-dubn. Brit. /ˈrʌbɪdʌb/, U.S. /ˈrəbiˌdəb/, Canadian English /ˈrʌbiˌdʌb/ Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rub-a-dub n. Etymology: Probably a variant or alteration of rub-a-dub n. (see variants at that entry and perhaps compare -y suffix⁶), punningly after rubbing alcohol n. at rubbing n. Compounds 2, perhaps arising by association of the first syllable of rub-a-dub n. with rub v.¹ Compare rubby n., rub-a-dub-dub n. Originally and chiefly Canadian. 1. = rubby n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > alcohol as drink white line1895 rubby-dub1940 rubby1961 1940 Winnipeg Free Press 28 Dec. 14/6 J.L. does not mention the effects of rubby dub, and homebrew on the public at most dances at that period. 1946 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 21 June 7/5 Charge..of supplying an intoxicant known as ‘rubby dub’ to an Indian. 1960 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 2 June 22/4 Rubby dub: the skid row name for rubbing alcohol. 1995 H. L. Jones O Little Town 109 Because there was no liquor store in the village, the preferred beverage for his occasional binge was a concoction he called ‘rubby-dub’, a mixture of rubbing alcohol and soda pop. 2. = rubby n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker > one addicted to specific drink wino1915 smoke-hound1932 metho1933 pink-eye1945 rubby-dub1945 rubby1950 plonko1963 meths-drinker1968 1945 Toronto Daily Star 20 Jan. 9/2 Male wisdom and nobility are most apt to be found among the rubby-dubs of a hobo jungle. 1957 Maclean's 25 May 68/2 ‘We've got everything here from ex-cons to rubby-dubs,’ says..one of Elliot's six provincial policemen. 1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 Mar. 31/8 Mr. Minister, don't talk nonsense—don't suggest the rubby-dub has to gather up enough money for his own treatment. 2000 J. M. Gray Gift for Little Master 172 Saw the billboard in Yaletown..promising to transform a neighbourhood of rubby-dubs and junkies into an ‘artists' colony’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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