Dry-rubbed

Dry-rubbed
Dry-rub Dry"-rub`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dry-rubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dry-rubbing}.] To rub and cleanse without wetting. --Dodsley. [1913 Webster]

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  • Dry-rub — v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dry rubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dry rubbing}.] To rub and cleanse without wetting. Dodsley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dry-rubbing — Dry rub Dry rub , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dry rubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dry rubbing}.] To rub and cleanse without wetting. Dodsley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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