Ruba-dub

Ruba-dub
Ruba-dub Rub"a-dub, n. The sound of a drum when continuously beaten; hence, a clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter. [1913 Webster]

The rubadub of the abolition presses. --D. Webster. [1913 Webster]


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