释义 |
▪ I. rubbee1 rare—1.|rʌˈbiː| [f. rub v.1] One who is rubbed. In quot. fig.
1757Byrom Rem. (1857) 592 The Enthusiasm epistle..I guess is the rubbing one that you mean; for the bishop, perhaps, if anybody, was the rubbee..in the other. ▪ II. ‖ rubbee2, rubbie|ˈrʌbiː| varr. of rabi. These spellings represent more correctly the real Urdū pronunciation.
1850Directions Rev. Off. N.W. Prov. 211 When the attachment takes place before the rubbee crops are cut,..the collections must be credited to the coming rubbee kists. 1885Times (weekly ed.) 2 Oct. 5/3 The ‘rubbee’ consists chiefly of pulse, and grains other than rice, and is harvested about March. |