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. drubbing n.
[ ult. f. Arab. daraba beat ]
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. drubbing n.
[ ult. f. Arab. daraba beat ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012