"dead rubber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dead rubbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dead rubber (plural dead rubbers)
  1. (sports) In a series of sporting fixtures, a match of which the result is irrelevant, the winner of the series having already been determined by earlier results. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-dead_rubber-en-noun-5r0j4Lqs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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