back rub

back·rub

[bak-ruhb]
noun
1.
therapeutic manipulation of the muscles of the back; massage of the back.
2.
a liniment or anodyne ointment for relieving muscular soreness: a tube of greaseless backrub.

Origin:
back1 + rub

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