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Rubstone :: Rubstone (n.) A stone for scouring or rubbing; a whetstone; a rub.

Massage :: Massage (n.) A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure..

Stroking :: Stroking (n.) The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke..

Friz :: Friz (v. t.) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument..

Grater :: Grater (a.) One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs..

Puree :: Puree (n.) A dish made by boiling any article of food to a pulp and rubbing it through a sieve; as, a puree of fish, or of potatoes; especially, a soup the thickening of which is so treated..

Attrition :: Attrition (n.) The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion..

Stridulation :: Stridulation (n.) The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts..

Braid :: Braid (v. t.) To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations..

Fray :: Fray (v. i.) To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly..

Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing..

Mill :: Mill (n.) A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill..

Rubber :: Rubber (n.) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning..

Scrubber :: Scrubber (n.) One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing..

Contrition :: Contrition (n.) The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.

Drubbing :: Drubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dru.

Wash :: Wash (v. i.) To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water..

Scapple :: Scapple (v. t.) To dress in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing, as stone..

Mail :: Mail (n.) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage..

Grubbing :: Grubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gru.

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