Vocabulary : Ru bible to Rubbidge

Ru bible : A ribble.
Rub : To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper. ;; To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground. ;; To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body. ;; To spread a substance thinly over; to smear. ;; To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver. ;; To hinder; to cross; to thwart. ;; To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost. ;; To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore. ;; To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world. ;; The act of rubbing; friction. ;; That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstructi
Ruba-dub : The sound of a drum when continuously beaten; hence, a clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter.
Rubaiyat : Quatrians; as, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Sometimes in pl. construed as sing., a poem in such stanzas.
Rubato : Robbed; borrowed.
Rubbage : Rubbish.
Rubbed : of Rub
Rubber : One who, or that which, rubs. ;; An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. ;; A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. ;; A whetstone; a rubstone. ;; An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc. ;; The cushion of an electrical machine. ;; One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath. ;; Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub. ;; In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist. ;; India rubber; caoutchouc. ;; An overshoe made of India rubber.
Rubberize : To coat or impregnate with rubber or a rubber solution or preparation, as silk.
Rubbidge : Rubbish.
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