DRUB


Meaning of DRUB in English

v.tr. (drubbed, drubbing)

1. thump; belabour.

2 beat in a fight.

3 (usu. foll. by into, out of) beat (an idea, attitude, etc.) into or out of a person.

Derivatives:

drubbing n.

Etymology: ult. f. Arab. daraba beat

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.