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单词 rubbee
释义

rubbeen.

Brit. /rʌˈbiː/, U.S. /ˌrəˈbi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rub v.1, -ee suffix1.
Etymology: < rub v.1 + -ee suffix1.
A person who is rubbed. Usually contrasted with rubber and used somewhat self-consciously.Earliest in figurative use.
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1757 J. Byrom Let. in Private Jrnl. & Lit. Remains (1857) II. ii. 592 (transcript from orig. shorthand) The Enthusiasm epistle..I guess is the rubbing one that you mean, for the bishop, perhaps, if anybody, was the rubbee..in the other.
1824 Private Jrnl. Capt. G. F. Lyon of H.M.S. Hecla vi. 247 He walked gravely up to him, and taking his head between his hands, rubbed noses with him... The rubbee, if I may use the expression, was at length led forward by the rubber.
1900 C. L. Brownell Tales from Tokio 157 The Japanese health authorities..demand a strict regard for cleanliness on the part of the rubbers. A little more on the part of the rubbee would not be a futile precaution.
2008 K. M. Dudzinski & T. Frohoff Dolphin Myst. iii. 70 Either the rubber or rubbee can initiate or receive flipper contact.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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