Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An energetic massage of the body.
Wiktionary
- n. A quick, energetic massage
WordNet 3.0
- n. the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes
Examples
“Last week, I tried one conveniently located near Macy's, advertising a 35-minute rubdown for $30.”
“The serious implication, which Whetstine denies, is that the masseur applied the illegal cream to Gatlin in a revenge-laced rubdown.”
The Guardian: Justin Gatlin: I got to the point where I said, 'I don't care anymore'
“After my rubdown, I joined the other guests in El Colibr í 's great room.”
“Maybe even oh please, oh please sexually deviant or deliciously filthy in the eyes of a panicky, manic depressive Christian God, something that would make priests swoon, Mormons moan and more than a few Republican senators run off to the bathhouse for a hot sweat and a rubdown?”
The Huffington Post: Mark Morford: Hello, Sinner! What Are You Guilty of Today?
“She recouped and made it out in time to run backstage for a rubdown and outfit change.”
“It's like getting a rubdown from Mickey Mouse's disembodied arm.”
“A dry tissue rubdown removed some, but far from all, of the bacteria.”
The Washington Post: Is that right? 3-D movie glasses are sanitary?
“Feller repaired to the Y, where Weisman gave him a rubdown.”
“A brisk rubdown when it comes out and all is as good as new!”
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mollusque Then I went to a Turkish bath place. I stayed a couple of hours, had a steam bath, a plunge, a needle shower, a rubdown and made a couple of phone calls from there.
Raymond Chandler, 1953, The Long Goodbye, chapter 5 Sep 5, 2009