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rubbaboo

rubbaboo is the alternative form of rubaboo.

Meaning of rubaboo

Noun

rubaboo (uncountable)

  1. A basic stew or porridge based on peas and/or corn.
    • He ate the greasy rubaboo without a grumble, and when there was nothing in the pots for supper, he pulled his belt tighter, and said not a word, though all his growing bones cried out for food.1940, Mary Jane Carr, Young Mac of Fort Vancouver, page 25

Questions about rubbaboo

What is rubbaboo the alternative form of?
Rubbaboo is the alternative form of rubaboo.

Words near rubbaboo in the dictionary

  1. rubati
  2. rubato
  3. rubatos
  4. rubatosis
  5. rubbable
  6. rubbaboo
  7. rubbage
  8. rubbages
  9. rubbed
  10. rubbed along
  11. rubbed away

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