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Abrasion :: Abrasion (n.) The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins..

Wipe :: Wipe (v. t.) To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively..

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

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

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..

Holystone :: Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.

Efface :: Efface (v. t.) To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin..

Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.

Erasement :: Erasement (n.) The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration.

Scrub :: Scrub (v. t.) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate..

Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision..

Housework :: Housework (n.) The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like..

Eccoriate :: Eccoriate (v. t.) To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances..

Gall :: Gall (n.) A wound in the skin made by rubbing.

Ftiction :: Ftiction (n.) The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body with the hand, with flannel, or with a brush etc., to excite the skin to healthy action..

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

Affriction :: Affriction (n.) The act of rubbing against.

Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg..

Scrubbing :: Scrubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scru.

Tribometer :: Tribometer (n.) An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces.

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