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rub⋅bing

  [ruhb-ing]
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–noun
1. an act or action of a person or thing that rubs.
2. an impression of an incised or sculptured surface made by laying paper over it and rubbing with heelball, graphite, or a similar substance until the image appears.
Compare brass-rubbing.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see rub, -ing 1
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rub·bing   (rŭb'ĭng)   
n.  

  1. The act of polishing, cleaning, or drying.

  2. A representation of a raised or indented surface made by placing paper over the surface and rubbing the paper gently with a marking agent such as charcoal or chalk.

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