rub down

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Verb

rub down

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage
    • 1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Chapter 22[1]
      We were taken to a light airy stable, and placed in boxes adjoining each other, where we were rubbed down and fed.
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