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drubbing

[druhb-ing]

noun

  1. a beating; a sound thrashing.

  2. a decisive, humiliating defeat, as in a game or contest.



drubbing

/ ˈʌɪŋ /

noun

  1. a beating, as with a stick, cudgel, etc

  2. a comprehensive or heavy defeat, esp in a sporting competition

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of drubbing1

First recorded in 1640–50; drub + -ing 1
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Charlotte Edwards was tasked with rebuilding England after a brutal Ashes drubbing which resulted in heavy criticism of the team's attitude, culture and on-field performances.

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The Ashes drubbing which started the year was one to forget for all of England's players, but Jones suffered a particularly painful experience in the second ODI at Melbourne which really kickstarted England's spiral.

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The anger among Labour MPs in the aftermath of the party's local elections drubbing was striking in its breadth and depth.

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Neither the Conservatives nor Labour are likely to recover from the drubbing they received on Thursday unless they can appeal more to this slice of Britain.

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Nevertheless, the party will be deeply troubled at suffering a drubbing every bit as severe as the one it suffered in last year's general election.

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