Then it leaves from that department and goes into what you call rubbing and packing. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Robert Riley, February 1, 1994. Interview K-0106. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
His sons had different jobs, around in the paint room, I think, I believe that's where, what they called rubbing filler in. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Frank Gilbert, Summer 1977. Interview H-0121. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
He was expert in rubbing his own cat's fur backwards. From Wordnik.com. [George Orwell: Voice of a Long Generation] Reference
The big fallout of this cable rubbing is that you can no longer hotsync your PDA to your computer. From Wordnik.com. [August 2005] Reference
"I'm not a firm believer in rubbing it in anybody's face and that's what they did," Cavaliers coach Randy Wittman said. From Wordnik.com. [National Basketball Association - Cavaliers vs. Mavericks] Reference
The tick can be killed by soaking in rubbing alcohol or flushing down the toilet (it should not be crushed or squeezed). From Wordnik.com. [What is the best way to remove a tick?] Reference
A friend of mine bought it for his wife's foot, in rubbing it on her foot everyday, he almost cured his arthritis in his hands. From Wordnik.com. [Bald babies] Reference
It had something to do with the way the hands engage the mind, in rubbing the head, while the head is tipped down into the sink. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
I guess that's what you'd call rubbing salt on the whole world's wounds. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Cobble: Salt] Reference
The rubbing should be the lightest, most delicate stroking, avoiding pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
But the idea of rubbing shoulders with like-minded souls is simply irresistible. From Wordnik.com. [Cleveland, Here I Come!] Reference
It would seem that the rubbing is the only treatment which is directly effective. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala] Reference
As proof, a dog tag rubbing associated with this incident was provided (Matteson). From Wordnik.com. [Matteson, Glenn] Reference
The source also turned over a dog tag rubbing associated with this incident (Bankowski). From Wordnik.com. [Matteson, Glenn] Reference
"Don't run with scissors" is a meme, as is the idea of rubbing two sticks together to make fire. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Overcoming Supermemes: Insight to our Future] Reference
The lip-kiss is distinguished by some authorities as "the salute by taste" from nose-rubbing, which is "the salute by smell.". From Wordnik.com. [More Science From an Easy Chair] Reference
Berry, a car carrying isopropyl alcohol, also known as rubbing alcohol, flipped, spilling the highly flammable and toxic liquid. From Wordnik.com. [FoxCarolina.com - News] Reference
It was kind of rubbing salt into the wound, to be perfectly honest. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Carillo: From New York With Love] Reference
I've been 'rubbing' fixed w/ a disc brake for months...early adopter. From Wordnik.com. [Stops Making Sense: The Brake Debate Goes International] Reference
He's just kind of rubbing his palms together, not really looking at her so much. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 27, 2008] Reference
More than a close call or more than even just kind of rubbing up against each other. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2005] Reference
It was brought about by hearing of the cut-backs in services such as rubbing collection. From Wordnik.com. [Where our Council Tax goes - Wales Big Town Hall Earners] Reference
The bubbles at the top of the soap can be spritzed away with isopropyl "rubbing" alcohol. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
For example, it would please me beyond measure if he were to mention "rubbing" a component. From Wordnik.com. [Working for the Clampdown: The Importance of Word Choice] Reference
Constant scraping and hard hand-rubbing, similar to a washerwoman's "rubbing" of clothes, is necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
Snoby, did you noticed that the models on the NYT gallery were not all "rubbing" did I use this term correctly?. From Wordnik.com. [BSNYC Fidray Fun Quiz!] Reference
He came in rubbing his hands, and very kind. From Wordnik.com. [The Wouldbegoods] Reference
What's the point in rubbing my face in things?. From Wordnik.com. [MORE FROM GINNY BATES: CHRIS KASH-KASH] Reference
I guess he thought himself they were kind of rubbing it in. From Wordnik.com. [Calumet "K"] Reference
That's just kind of rubbing their nose in it, don't you think?. From Wordnik.com. [Gone Mild] Reference
"That's the kind of rubbing up against ideas that I'm interested in," says Lame. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
I thought the sentance was a bit harsh for 'rubbing' against someone on the tube. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
You know there wasn’t any kind of rubbing anyone the wrong way. From Wordnik.com. [An AMERICAN IDOL Exits: The Chikezie Interview | the TV addict] Reference
Mr. Clinton was not deprecating himself, he was rubbing the nation's nose in his dirty business. From Wordnik.com. ['Thanks! I'll Be At The Mgm Grand Next Week'] Reference
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