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Backrub

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footrubnounA massage of the feet.
backscratchnounA scratch on the back.
back scrubbernounA utensil in the form of a brush or a sponge on a long handle, used to scrub the back while bathing.
backscratchernounA long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
back scratchernounAlternative spelling of backscratcher. [A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.]
back, crack and sacknoun(slang, somewhat vulgar) A beauty treatment for men in which hair is removed from the back, from between the buttocks (crack) and from the scrotum (sack).
rubbernoun(uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
scrubnoun(countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
scuffnoun(sometimes attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
scratchbacknoun(UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
scrubbing brushnounA short brush with stiff bristles, usually handheld, used for scrubbing floors etc. Sometimes with a broom handle like a push broom.
scrub boardnounSynonym of rubboard.
scrubdownnounA thorough scrubbing to clean something from top to bottom.
raclagenoun(medicine) The destruction of a soft growth by rubbing, as with a brush or harsh sponge; curettage, grattage, scraping.
scruffnounSomeone with an untidy appearance.
scrubbingnounAn act of cleaning in which something is scrubbed.
backlognounAn accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
stupenoun(slang) A stupid person or (rarely) thing.
grattagenoun(art) A technique popularized by Max Ernst involving scraping at dried paint in order to form patterns.
seatienoun(UK, Ireland, colloquial) Synonym of backie (“a ride on the back of a cycle”).

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