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rub iron

rub iron noun: an iron guard on a wagon body, against which a wheel rubs when cramped too much.

Noun

rub iron (plural rub irons)

  1. An iron guard on a wagon body, against which a wheel rubs when cramped too much.

Forms of rub iron

pluralrub irons

Questions about rub iron

What does rub iron mean?
Rub iron means an iron guard on a wagon body, against which a wheel rubs when cramped too much.
What part of speech is rub iron?
Rub iron is a noun.
What is the plural of rub iron?
The plural of rub iron is rub irons.

Words near rub iron in the dictionary

  1. rub board
  2. rub boards
  3. rub down
  4. rub elbows
  5. rub in
  6. rub iron
  7. rub irons
  8. rub it in
  9. rub of the green
  10. rub off
  11. rub off on

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