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rubdown

[ruhb-doun] / ˈrʌbˌdaʊn /


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A rubdown with ice did not improve the spasm in Stakusic's leg, forcing her to quit when trailing 1-6 6-4 5-3.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

Ozzie Albies, the second baseman, was upstairs in the trainer’s room getting a rubdown.

From New York Times Oct. 22, 2021

He got a rubdown on the couch, then joined us at the dining room table, where his daughter, Queen Elizabeth, sat on his lap.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2019

“It’s not particularly attractive, no,” said Courier, pointing out rubdown after rubdown on his bank of monitors in his television booth above Arthur Ashe Stadium.

From Washington Times Sep. 2, 2014

After they had had their fill, I gave them a good rubdown with a piece of gunny sack.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls



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