Drub \Drub\ (dr[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drubbed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Drubbing.] [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw.
drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dr[ae]be to slay, and perh. OE.
drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike, G. & D. freffen
to hit, touch, Icel. drepa to strike, kill.]
To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel.
[1913 Webster]
Soundly Drubbed with a good honest cudgel.
--L'Estrange.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
drub
v : beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the
other team on Sunday!" [syn: bat, clobber, thrash,
lick]
[also: drubbing, drubbed]
WordNet (r) 2.0
drubbing
n 1: a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, debacle, slaughter,
trouncing, whipping]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated
blows [syn: beating, thrashing, licking, lacing, trouncing,
whacking]
WordNet (r) 2.0
drubbing
See drub
WordNet (r) 2.0
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