rub-up

See also: rub up

English

Alternative forms

rubup
rub up

Noun

rub-up (plural rub-ups)

The action of rubbing, for example polishing or massaging.
- 1841, Thomas Miller, Gideon Giles, the Roper, London: J. Hayward, Chapter 26, p. 212,
  […] Ben laid them [the knives and forks] side by side, counted them, and finding the number agree with his guests, said, “They’ll dow capital when they’ve had a bit of a rub up.”
- 1910, Joseph Conrad, “The Secret Sharer” in ’Twixt Land and Sea, New York: Hodder & Stoughton, p. 168,
  He was still lingering in the pantry in the greatness of his zeal, giving a rub-up to a plated cruet stand the last thing before going to bed.
- 1972, Dora Jessie Saint (as Miss Read), Tyler’s Row, Penguin, 1975, Part 1, Chapter 5, p. 51,
  ‘I should think all your lovely things get a rub-up weekly,’ said Diana, handing back the box. ‘Does anyone come to help you?’
The act of bringing old information to the front of one's memory.
Synonyms: review, revision
(Caribbean) A party, especially one that is spontaneous and involves music and dancing.[1]
(obsolete) An encounter (with someone).
- 1889, Stevenson Arthur Blackwood, letter to his wife, cited in Some Records of the Life of Stevenson Arthur Blackwood, K.C.B., London: Hodder and Stoughton, p. 453,
  Altogether, it has been a most enjoyable trip to me. As much or as little company as I chose, and a rub up against a number of old acquaintances of all sorts.
(slang, obsolete) The act of masturbating.[2]
to do a rub-up

References

Frederic G. Cassidy, Dictionary of Jamaican English, University of the West Indies Press, 2002.
J.S. Farmer and W.E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, New York: Arno Press, 1970.

[1] Frederic G. Cassidy, Dictionary of Jamaican English, University of the West Indies Press, 2002.

[2] J.S. Farmer and W.E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, New York: Arno Press, 1970.

单词	rub-up
释义	rub-up See also: rub up English Alternative forms rubup rub up Noun rub-up (plural rub-ups) The action of rubbing, for example polishing or massaging. 1841, Thomas Miller, Gideon Giles, the Roper, London: J. Hayward, Chapter 26, p. 212, […] Ben laid them [the knives and forks] side by side, counted them, and finding the number agree with his guests, said, “They’ll dow capital when they’ve had a bit of a rub up.” 1910, Joseph Conrad, “The Secret Sharer” in ’Twixt Land and Sea, New York: Hodder & Stoughton, p. 168, He was still lingering in the pantry in the greatness of his zeal, giving a rub-up to a plated cruet stand the last thing before going to bed. 1972, Dora Jessie Saint (as Miss Read), Tyler’s Row, Penguin, 1975, Part 1, Chapter 5, p. 51, ‘I should think all your lovely things get a rub-up weekly,’ said Diana, handing back the box. ‘Does anyone come to help you?’ The act of bringing old information to the front of one's memory. Synonyms: review, revision (Caribbean) A party, especially one that is spontaneous and involves music and dancing.[1] (obsolete) An encounter (with someone). 1889, Stevenson Arthur Blackwood, letter to his wife, cited in Some Records of the Life of Stevenson Arthur Blackwood, K.C.B., London: Hodder and Stoughton, p. 453, Altogether, it has been a most enjoyable trip to me. As much or as little company as I chose, and a rub up against a number of old acquaintances of all sorts. (slang, obsolete) The act of masturbating.[2] to do a rub-up References Frederic G. Cassidy, Dictionary of Jamaican English, University of the West Indies Press, 2002. J.S. Farmer and W.E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, New York: Arno Press, 1970.
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