drub

English

/dɹʌb/

noun
Definitions
  • (dialectal) carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *drob derived from Old English *drōb derived from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz (turbid, disturbed, troubled, cloudy).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*drōbuz

Gloss

turbid, disturbed, troubled, cloudy

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