rubbing stonen.

Brit.

/ˈrʌbɪŋ stəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈrəbɪŋ ˌstoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubbing n., stone n.

Etymology: < rubbing n. + stone n. Compare rubstone n.

A stone used for rubbing, esp. in order to sharpen or smooth something. Cf. rubstone n.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > smoothing or sharpening

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1637 Deloney's Gentle Craft (new ed.) iv. sig. C4 The Pincers and the pricking Aule and the rubbing Stone.

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Wrijf-steen, a Rubbing-stone.

1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects 59 A peece of a rubbing stone, such as Mowers use to whet their sithes withall.

1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 3 Rubbing them on a rubbing Stone with sharp Sand.

?1771 W. White Compl. Guide to Myst. & Managem. of Bees iv. 24 Rub it [sc. the hive] with a piece of mower's rubbing stone, by which means you will mightily ease the bees.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 389 The headers and stretchers in returns, which are not axed, are likewise dressed upon the rubbing-stone.

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. ii. iii. 514 After the bricks for the guaged work have been rough-shaped by the axe, they are rubbed smooth on the rubbing stone.

1940 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 168/2 Take long, full strokes over the entire surface of the rubbing stone.

1976 D. Blood Rocky Mountain Wildlife i. ii. 61 Similar behavior has been reported for bison. Their ‘rubbing stones’ are well known on the plains.

1995 M. Byrne Setting Tile v. 84/1 Any minor high spots on a slab can be ground down with a rubbing stone or an electric grinder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rubbing stone
释义	rubbing stonen. Brit. /ˈrʌbɪŋ stəʊn/, U.S. /ˈrəbɪŋ ˌstoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubbing n., stone n. Etymology: < rubbing n. + stone n. Compare rubstone n. A stone used for rubbing, esp. in order to sharpen or smooth something. Cf. rubstone n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > smoothing or sharpening stone14.. rubstone1520 rubbing stone1637 1637 Deloney's Gentle Craft (new ed.) iv. sig. C4 The Pincers and the pricking Aule and the rubbing Stone. 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Wrijf-steen, a Rubbing-stone. 1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects 59 A peece of a rubbing stone, such as Mowers use to whet their sithes withall. 1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 3 Rubbing them on a rubbing Stone with sharp Sand. ?1771 W. White Compl. Guide to Myst. & Managem. of Bees iv. 24 Rub it [sc. the hive] with a piece of mower's rubbing stone, by which means you will mightily ease the bees. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 389 The headers and stretchers in returns, which are not axed, are likewise dressed upon the rubbing-stone. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. ii. iii. 514 After the bricks for the guaged work have been rough-shaped by the axe, they are rubbed smooth on the rubbing stone. 1940 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 168/2 Take long, full strokes over the entire surface of the rubbing stone. 1976 D. Blood Rocky Mountain Wildlife i. ii. 61 Similar behavior has been reported for bison. Their ‘rubbing stones’ are well known on the plains. 1995 M. Byrne Setting Tile v. 84/1 Any minor high spots on a slab can be ground down with a rubbing stone or an electric grinder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1637
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