"rub-off" meaning in English

See rub-off in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: rub-offs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from rub off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|rub off}} Deverbal from rub off Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rub-off (countable and uncountable, plural rub-offs)
  1. Alternative form of ruboff Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: ruboff

Inflected forms

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