Scrub game

Scrub game
Scrub Scrub (skr[u^]b), a. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. [1913 Webster]

How solitary, how scrub, does this town look! --Walpole. [1913 Webster]

No little scrub joint shall come on my board. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

{Scrub game}, a game, as of ball, by unpracticed players.

{Scrub race}, a race between scrubs, or between untrained animals or contestants. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Scrub — (skr[u^]b), a. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. [1913 Webster] How solitary, how scrub, does this town look! Walpole. [1913 Webster] No little scrub joint shall come on my board. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Scrub game}, a game, as of ball, by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrub race — Scrub Scrub (skr[u^]b), a. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. [1913 Webster] How solitary, how scrub, does this town look! Walpole. [1913 Webster] No little scrub joint shall come on my board. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Scrub game}, a game, as of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrub — Scrub(s) may refer to: *Scrub, low shrub and grass characteristic of scrubland *Scrubs (clothing), worn by medical staff *Scrubs (occupation) or surgical technologist * Scrubs (TV series), an American television program *Scrub baseball, also… …   Wikipedia

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  • scrub — scrub1 verb (scrubs, scrubbing, scrubbed) 1》 rub hard so as to clean.     ↘(scrub up) thoroughly clean one s hands and arms before performing surgery.     ↘ (scrub up well) Brit. informal (of a person) look good after making a deliberate effort.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • scrub — A common term among fighting game players. Scrubs are players who (a. Truly have no idea how to play the game but think they do (b. Know how to play but lack any sort of skill (c. Use cheap and annoying tactics/play styles constantly. Most scrubs …   Dictionary of american slang

  • scrub — A common term among fighting game players. Scrubs are players who (a. Truly have no idea how to play the game but think they do (b. Know how to play but lack any sort of skill (c. Use cheap and annoying tactics/play styles constantly. Most scrubs …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Coastal sage scrub — Further information: Chaparral Coastal Sage Scrub in the Santa Rosa Plateau, with oak woodland visible in the background. Coastal sage scrub (orcoastal scrub or CSS) is a low scrubland plant community found in the California chaparral and… …   Wikipedia

  • Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub — Euc …   Wikipedia

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