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RUB-A-DUB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rub-a-dub mean? 

RUB-A-DUB (noun)
  The noun RUB-A-DUB has 1 sense:

1. the sound made by beating a drum

  Familiarity information: RUB-A-DUB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RUB-A-DUB (noun)


Sense 1rub-a-dub [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

The sound made by beating a drum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

drumbeat; rataplan; rub-a-dub

Hypernyms ("rub-a-dub" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)


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