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Word of the Day – Drub

By March 19, 2026Word of the Day

Drub (verb)

drub

To beat like a drum. To flog with a stick. To stamp one’s feet.

1625–35; perhaps by uncertain mediation from Arabic ḍarb blow, beating

Example sentences

“It was so peaceful, silence apart from the ocassional drub of the cormorant’s wings.”

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