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Definition of rubbing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rubbing

noun

/ˈrʌbɪŋ/

/ˈrʌbɪŋ/

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a copy of writing or a design on a piece of stone or metal that is made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with chalk, a pencil, etc.
- She took a rubbing of the plaque.
see also brass rubbing

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