DRUB


Meaning of DRUB in English

■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed )

1》 hit or beat repeatedly.

2》 informal defeat thoroughly.

Derivatives

~bing noun

Origin

C17 (orig. with ref. to the punishment of bastinado): prob. from Arab. ḍaraba 'to beat'.

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