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rubbing

noun
/ˈɹʌbɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English rubbinge, rubbynge, equivalent to rub + -ing.

  1. inherited from rubbinge

Definitions

  1. An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it…

    An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.

    • He was delighted to come across a little-worn crest of the old Great Eastern Railway, never dreaming that such a relic would still be in use, and was taking a pencil-rubbing to add to his collection.

  2. present participle and gerund of rub

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at rubbing. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at rubbing. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at rubbing

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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