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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1550-1690
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Rubbing, vbl. n.2 Also: rubing; rubband; roubeing; robene. [ME and e.m.E. rubbingge (1398); Rub(b v.]
1. The action of rubbing, in senses 1 and 6 of Rub(b v. b. Rubbing of, disposing of; refuting. Cf. Rub(b v. 4.(1) 1591 Criminal Trials I ii 254.
Be rubbing of hir face with youre naipkin 1623 Perth Kirk S. MS 14 May.
By wasching hir with south running watter and rubbing hir armeis with fresch butter 1628 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II 235.
Blitched harne … for rubbing of the glas windowis throw the castell(2) c1690 Fraser Mem. in Select Biographies II 184.
It offends God by rubbing a lie on himb. 1660 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 194.
Evidence of … ther … rubing of the many reproaches that hes beine laid upon all this kingdome
2. attrib. For use in cleaning, drying, polishing, etc.1550–1 Treasurer's Accounts IX 473.
Lynyng claith to be rubing claithis 1580 Exchequer Rolls XXI 152.
Et lie rubbing claythis ad vasa argentea domini regis 1585 Edinburgh Testaments XV 26.
xxx ellis of robene clayth at iij s. the ell 1588–9 Cal. Sc. P. IX 672.
xij steck roubeing boutclaith cost lx l. 1592 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 478.
Vnbleichit hardin to be rubbing claythis to the … saittis in kirk 1645 Edinburgh Testaments LXI 132b.
Ane rubband touall 1673 Leith Customs 5.
4 dozen rubing brushes
