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Rub off   /rəb ɔf/   Listen
Rub off

verb
1.
Wear away.  Synonyms: abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down.






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"Rub off" Quotes from Famous Books



... fumed oak stain is suitable for this table. A good weathered oak stain may be made by mixing a little drop black ground in oil with turpentine and a little linseed oil. Put this stain on with a brush and allow to stand until it begins to flatten or dull, then rub off across the grain with a rag or piece of cotton waste. When thoroughly dry, apply one coat of very thin shellac. After this has dried, finish with two coats of wax. The shellac prevents the turpentine in the wax from rubbing out the stain. ...
— Mission Furniture - How to Make It, Part 3 • H. H. Windsor

... get it back, we'll get it back," he said. "You must come to me for half an hour every day, and we'll soon rub off the rust." ...
— Humphrey Bold - A Story of the Times of Benbow • Herbert Strang



Words linked to "Rub off" :   excoriate, wear away, chafe, wear off, rasp



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