rub-a-dub

rub-a-dub
Noun. A public house. Rhyming slang, on pub.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • Rub-a-dub — Le Rub a dub est un genre musical jamaïcain dérivé du reggae, apparu vers la fin des années 1970 Sommaire 1 Création et particularités 2 Artistes représentatifs 3 Producteurs représentatifs …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rub-a-dub — [rub′ə dub΄] n. [echoic] a sound of or as of a drum being beaten …   English World dictionary

  • rub-a-dub — /rub euh dub /, n. the sound of a drum when beaten. [1780 90; imit.] * * * …   Universalium

  • rub-a-dub — 1787, echoic of the sound of a drum …   Etymology dictionary

  • Rub-a-Dub — Le Rub a dub est un genre musical jamaïcain dérivé du reggae, apparu vers la fin des années 1970 Sommaire 1 Création et particularités 2 Artistes représentatifs 3 Producteurs représentatifs …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rub-a-dub — n a public house. These rhyming slang phrases (with pub) are heard in both Britain and Australia. Rub a dub( dub) has also been used in Britain, especially in underworld circles, as rhyming slang for club …   Contemporary slang

  • rub-a-dub — {n.} The sound made by beating a drum. * /We heard a great rub a dub as the parade marched into view./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rub-a-dub — {n.} The sound made by beating a drum. * /We heard a great rub a dub as the parade marched into view./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rub a dub — I Australian Slang pub (rhyming slang) II Cockney Rhyming Slang Sub (pay advance) Guvnor Give us a rub a dub till pay day …   English dialects glossary

  • rub-a-dub — noun the sound made by beating a drum. We heard a great rub a dub as the parade marched into view …   Словарь американских идиом

  • rub-a-dub — /ˈrʌb ə dʌb/ (say rub uh dub) noun the sound of a drum when beaten. {imitative} …  

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