rubdown

[ ruhb-doun ]

/ ˈrʌbˌdaʊn /

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noun

a massage, especially after exercise or a steam bath.

Origin of rubdown

First recorded in 1665–75; noun use of verb phrase rub down

Words nearby rubdown

rubble, rubblework, rubbly, Rubbra, rubby, rubdown, rube, rubeba, rubedo, rubefacient, rubefaction

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Example sentences from the Web for rubdown

If this is not possible, exercise, keep moving, until there is opportunity for a rubdown and change.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne
"You handed yourself that one, kid," Spike had said, applying raw beef to it after their rubdown.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
He whistled blithely as after his shower and rubdown, he got into his clothes and, accompanied by Jim, passed out into the street.
Baseball Joe on the Giants|Lester Chadwick
Yoritomo left, and Stanton got up on the rubdown table and lay prone.
Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett

"Yeah, sure," he said abstractedly as he got up on the rubdown table and lay prone.
Anything You Can Do|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for rubdown

rub down

verb (adverb)

to dry or clean (a horse, athlete, oneself, etc) vigorously, esp after exercise

to make or become smooth by rubbing

(tr) to prepare (a surface) for painting by rubbing it with sandpaper

noun rubdown

the act of rubbing down

the Hong Kong term for dressing-down

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