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Definition of Drubbing
1. Noun. A sound defeat.
Generic synonyms: Defeat, Licking
Derivative terms: Drub, Thrash, Trounce, Wallop, Whip
2. Noun. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.
Generic synonyms: Corporal Punishment
Specialized synonyms: Flagellation, Flogging, Lashing, Tanning, Whipping, Flagellation
Derivative terms: Beat, Thrash, Trounce, Whack
Definition of Drubbing
1. Verb. (present participle of drub) ¹
2. Noun. A severe beating. ¹
3. Noun. A thorough defeat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drubbing
1. a severe beating [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drubbing
Literary usage of Drubbing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"Upon the whole, Lord North's troops have had a severe drubbing; and when we
consider the disparity of numbers and discipline, and the sudden and unexpected ..."
2. Memoirs and Correspondence of Viscount Castlereagh, Second Marquess of by Robert Stewart Castlereagh (1848)
"If I hear of any assembly of men, you may depend upon their having a complete
drubbing; but I strongly suspect they will not try the chance of another. ..."
3. Wife No. 19, Or the Story of a Life in Bondage by Ann Eliza Young, John Bartholomew Gough, Mary Ashton Rice Livermore (1876)
"The Saints receive a terrible drubbing. — Great Excitement in Mormondom. — How
the Saints were Catechized. — Indelicate Questions are put to Everybody. ..."
4. Wife No. 19, Or the Story of a Life in Bondage: Being a Complete Exposé of by Ann Eliza Young (1875)
"The Saints receive a terrible drubbing. — Great Excitement in Mormondom. — How
the Saints were Catechized. — Indelicate Questions are put to Everybody. ..."
5. The Diary of the Revolution: A Centennial Volume Embracing the Current by Frank Moore (1876)
"Upon the whole, Lord North's troops have had a severe drubbing; and when we
consider the disparity of numbers and discipline, and the sudden and unexpected ..."
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