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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

The horse clops along and when we get to the coal yard we feed and water him and give him a rubdown.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt