drubber
Variant of drub
drub
definition
drub (drub)
transitive verb drubbed, drubbing drub′·bing
- to beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
- to defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc.
Etymology: ? via Turk durb < Ar darb, a beating < daraba, to cudgel, bastinado
intransitive verb
to drum or tap
noun
a blow as with a club; thump
Related Forms:
- drubber drub′·ber noun
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