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Where does “scrobben” come from?

scrobben (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch schrobben — clean by scrubbing.

scrobben (Middle English): groom a horse with a currycomb

Definitions

  1. groom a horse with a currycomb

Ancestry of “scrobben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschrobbenclean by scrubbing
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