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scrubs

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noun

  1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
  2. One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.“What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!”
  3. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant“oak scrub”
  4. (stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.

noun

  1. An instance of scrubbing.
  2. A cancellation.
  3. A worn-out brush.
  4. One who scrubs.

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