Scrub

Morpheme

Scrub

Type

free base

Denotation

rub hard, rub, scratch

Etymology

Middle English scrobben, variant of shrubben; possibly from (1) Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schrubben, schrobben or (2) unattested Old English cognate

Evidence

scrub, scrubbable, scrubbed, scrubber, scrubbing, scrubboard, scrubs, scrubstone, scrubwoman, scrubwomen

See Also

Scrib

Homographs

Scrub