rubout

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rub·out

R0336200 (rŭb′out′)n. Slang 1. A murder or killing.2. Destruction or obliteration: the rubout of a rival gang.

rubout

(ˈrʌbˌaʊt) nslang US a killing or assassination

rub•out

(ˈrʌbˌaʊt)

n. Slang. a murder. [1925–30, Amer.]