a handheld brush with short stiff bristles, used esp for scrubbing floors
scrub brush in American English
noun
a brush with stiff, short bristles for scrubbing
Also called: scrubbing brush
Word origin
[1675–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: constitutional, denature, mouthpiece, muscular, surf
Examples of 'scrub brush' in a sentence
scrub brush
They were a sort of early flip-flop, which resembled a heavy-duty metal scrub brush.
The Sun (2015)
In time a village came into view, on a plain surrounded by dunes and scrub brush.