drubber

Variant of drub

drub definition

drub (drub)

transitive verb drubbed, drubbing drub′·bing

  1. to beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
  2. 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

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