drub

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA /dɹʌb/

Noun

drub noun

Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.

Verb

drub verb

To beat (someone or something) with a stick.
To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
To forcefully teach something.
To criticize harshly; to excoriate.

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Synonyms

thrash clobber lick bat dun flog smeddum dirty coal scrubstone duff ramble keel dust shruff rubblestone sluds

Associated

stiv mah lama sanskrit monastery wrote used

Rhymes

squib club snub stub scrub rub hub grub nub cub

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