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Where does “scrober” come from?

scrober (Norman) comes from English scrub, from Middle English scrobben, from Middle Dutch schrobben — clean by scrubbing.

scrober (Norman): to scrub

Definitions

  1. to scrub

Ancestry of “scrober”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrubMean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby; One who...
2Middle Englishscrobbengroom a horse with a currycomb
3Middle Dutchschrobbenclean by scrubbing
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