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a brush with stiff, short bristles for scrubbing. Also called scrubbing brush.[1675-85]
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scrub brush — Scrub Scrub (skr[u^]b), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. A sorry scrub. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrub brush — || skrÊŒb(ɪŋ)‚brʌʃ n. brush with short hard bristles used for scrubbing and for heavy cleaning, scrubbing brush … English contemporary dictionary
scrub brush — scrub ,brush noun count AMERICAN a stiff brush used for cleaning things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scrub brush — scrub′ brush n. cvb a brush with stiff, short bristles • Etymology: 1675–85 … From formal English to slang
scrub brush — noun a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning • Syn: ↑scrubbing brush, ↑scrubber • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrub (for: ↑scrubber) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scrub brush — noun Date: 1897 a brush with hard bristles for heavy cleaning called also scrubbing brush … New Collegiate Dictionary
brush bird — Scrub Scrub (skr[u^]b), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. A sorry scrub. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scrub — (skr[u^]b), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. A sorry scrub. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. Something… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scrub bird — Scrub Scrub (skr[u^]b), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. A sorry scrub. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scrub oak — Scrub Scrub (skr[u^]b), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. A sorry scrub. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
