rubbing• Byzantine Follis I enclose wax impressions and a rubbing of what I think to be a coin.• These are two photos and a rubbing.• I found it difficult to take a rubbing so, despite my lack of artisticability, I've drawn a sketch.• It was magnificent and would come up a treat with a rubbing of linseedoil.• a brassrubbing• The wound had become infected by the constantrubbing of a heavyload.• Because of the amount of hard rubbing needed to achieve a good finish, oil polishing is best confined to plain surfaces.• At last, rubbing his eyes, Amphitryon sat up again.• These brought in the cash, but had to be meticulously types with no rubbing out, or so they said.
brass rubbing• The old dining-room is now a brass rubbingcentre and the drawing-room is used for meetings and lectures.• He began to make a collection of brass rubbings.