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Webster 1913 Edition


Drub

Drub

(drŭb)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Drubbed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Drubbing
.]
[Cf. Prov. E.
drab
to beat, Icel. & Sw.
drabba
to hit, beat, Dan.
dræbe
to slay, and perh. OE.
drepen
to strike, kill, AS.
drepan
to strike, G. & D.
freffen
to hit, touch, Icel.
drepa
to strike, kill.]
To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel.
Soundly
Drubbed
with a good honest cudgel.
L’Estrange.

Drub

,
Noun.
A blow with a cudgel; a thump.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Drub

DRUB

,
Verb.
T.
[G., L. Drubbing is a particular form of driving.] To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel.
The little thief had been soundly drubbed with a cudgel.

DRUB

,
Noun.
A blow with a stick or cudgel; a thump; a knock.