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 [skruhb-er]  

scrub·ber

1   [skruhb-er]
noun
1.
a person who scrubs.
2.
a device or process for removing pollutants from smoke or gas produced by burning high-sulfur fuels.
3.
a machine or appliance used in scrubbing: an automatic floor scrubber.
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Origin:
1830–40; scrub1 + -er1

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scrub·ber

2   [skruhb-er]
noun
1.
a mongrel, especially a mongrel steer.
2.
a thin or stunted steer.
3.
Australian.
a.
an inhabitant of the bush.
b.
any domestic animal that has run off into the bush and become wild, especially a steer.
Origin:
1855–60; scrub2 + -er1

scrub·ber

3   [skruhb-er]
noun British Slang.
a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
Origin:
1955–60; variously explained as sense development of either scrubber1 or scrubber2; compare earlier scrub in same sense
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