To run away. Don't rub us to the whit; don't send us to Newgate. CANT.--To rub up; to refresh: to rub up one's memory. A rub: an impediment. A rubber; the best two out of three. To win a rubber: to win two games out of three.
RUB
Meaning of RUB in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012