rubstonen.

Brit.

/ˈrʌbstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈrəbˌstoʊn/

Forms: see rub v.¹ and stone n.; also 1500s rebstone, 1600s rubston (North American).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rub v.¹, stone n.

Etymology: < rub v.¹ + stone n.

A stone used for rubbing, esp. in order to sharpen or smooth something; a whetstone. Cf. rubbing stone n.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > smoothing or sharpening

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rubstone1520

rubbing stone1637

1520 in C. Gross Gild Merchant (1890) II. 122 Quernstonys, Gryndstonys, rubstonys.

1571 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 352 Item I gyue to John Stephen in money fyue markes..ij dosen knyff stones & iiij dosen rebstones.

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 15^v A brush sythe, & grasse syth, with rifle to stand, a cradle for barley, with rubstone & sand.

1600 in R. Welford Hist. Newcastle & Gateshead (1887) III. 141 The loading and better disposing of sea-coals and pit-coals, grindstones, rubstones, and whetstones.

1676 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1920) III. 67 4 Rubstons, 12d.

1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 9 A Rub-stone, which is round, and is about fourteen Inches diameter,..on which they rub the Bricks which they cut into several shapes.

1759 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury 3 July 5/3 Just Imported..Sealing Wax, Snuff Boxes, Rubstones, Nails.

1789 J. Abercrombie Compl. Kitchen Gardener 506 Keeping the scythe to a good edge by repeated whetting or sharpening with the rub-stone as the edge blunts.

1823 G. Benn Hist. Town of Belfast 244 They are often mistaken for weavers' rub-stones.

1850 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. III. 1098 The rubstones employed [in rubbing slate], depend principally on their relative abundance in the respective districts.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1998/2 Rub-stone, the flat stone on which the currier's knife is ground to an edge.

1935 Primitive Man 8 68 I have found lying on the surface..pecking hammers and rubstones, several ornaments, [etc.].

1969 G. E. Evans Farm & Village vii. 76 No time was lost in the field through frequent breaks for sharpening with the rub-stone.

1994 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) (Nexis) 4 Aug. 3 Numerous stone axes and rubstones were excavated near the ruins.

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

单词	rubstone
释义	rubstonen. Brit. /ˈrʌbstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈrəbˌstoʊn/ Forms: see rub v.¹ and stone n.; also 1500s rebstone, 1600s rubston (North American). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rub v.¹, stone n. Etymology: < rub v.¹ + stone n. A stone used for rubbing, esp. in order to sharpen or smooth something; a whetstone. Cf. rubbing stone n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > smoothing or sharpening stone14.. rubstone1520 rubbing stone1637 1520 in C. Gross Gild Merchant (1890) II. 122 Quernstonys, Gryndstonys, rubstonys. 1571 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 352 Item I gyue to John Stephen in money fyue markes..ij dosen knyff stones & iiij dosen rebstones. 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 15^v A brush sythe, & grasse syth, with rifle to stand, a cradle for barley, with rubstone & sand. 1600 in R. Welford Hist. Newcastle & Gateshead (1887) III. 141 The loading and better disposing of sea-coals and pit-coals, grindstones, rubstones, and whetstones. 1676 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1920) III. 67 4 Rubstons, 12d. 1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 9 A Rub-stone, which is round, and is about fourteen Inches diameter,..on which they rub the Bricks which they cut into several shapes. 1759 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury 3 July 5/3 Just Imported..Sealing Wax, Snuff Boxes, Rubstones, Nails. 1789 J. Abercrombie Compl. Kitchen Gardener 506 Keeping the scythe to a good edge by repeated whetting or sharpening with the rub-stone as the edge blunts. 1823 G. Benn Hist. Town of Belfast 244 They are often mistaken for weavers' rub-stones. 1850 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. III. 1098 The rubstones employed [in rubbing slate], depend principally on their relative abundance in the respective districts. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1998/2 Rub-stone, the flat stone on which the currier's knife is ground to an edge. 1935 Primitive Man 8 68 I have found lying on the surface..pecking hammers and rubstones, several ornaments, [etc.]. 1969 G. E. Evans Farm & Village vii. 76 No time was lost in the field through frequent breaks for sharpening with the rub-stone. 1994 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) (Nexis) 4 Aug. 3 Numerous stone axes and rubstones were excavated near the ruins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1520
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