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[ noun ] the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

Synonyms

scouring scrub

Used in print

(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)

The toilet had n't had a sincere scrubbing in years and there were things written on the walls of the little boxed_in place because you could n't keep the public out - entirely .

Related terms

cleaning swabbing scrub

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