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rubby-dubby

rubby-dubby noun: chum thrown into the water to attract sharks.

Noun

rubby-dubby (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dialectal) chum thrown into the water to attract sharks

Questions about rubby-dubby

What does rubby-dubby mean?
Rubby-dubby means chum thrown into the water to attract sharks.
What part of speech is rubby-dubby?
Rubby-dubby is a noun.

Words near rubby-dubby in the dictionary

  1. rubboardists
  2. rubboards
  3. Rubbos
  4. rubby
  5. rubby-dub
  6. rubby-dubby
  7. rubby-dubs
  8. rubbydub
  9. rubbydubs
  10. rubdown
  11. rubdowns

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