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drub

(drŭb)

v. drubbed, drub·bing, drubs

v.tr.

1. To thrash with a stick.

2. To instill forcefully: drubbed the lesson into my head.

a. To defeat soundly.

b. To berate harshly.

4. To stamp (the feet).

v.intr.

1. To beat the ground; stamp.

2. To pound; throb.

A blow with a heavy instrument, such as a stick.

[Perhaps Arabic dialectal ḍrab, from ḍaraba, to hit; see ṣ́rb in Semitic roots.]

drub′ber n.

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drubber

(ˈdrʌbə)

a person who drubs or thrashes

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