rubber-down

rubber-down
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural rubbers-down)
Etymology: rub down + -er
: one that rubs down (as in smoothing leather or wood or in reducing pulp)

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