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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Drub, Drubbing.
 
To flog, a flogging. Compare Greek tribo, to rub, bruise; Anglo-Saxon, drepan, to beat.   1
 


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