rubbing-down
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No wonder that, in such paintings as Eclipse at Newmarket, With a Groom and a Jockey, circa 1770, the plain rubbing-down houses on Newmarket Heath look like neo-Egyptian shrines, pyramids of the turf.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three coats of shellac are put on, followed each time by this rubbing-down process, each one giving the work a smoother feeling and a more perfect appearance.
From French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction by Bitmead, Richard
While Dallas caught the mules, gave them some grain and a rubbing-down with straw wisps, and greased the wagon wheels.
From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor
Of great importance for scrofulous children, furthermore, is a suitable course in gymnastics and rubbing-down with cold water.
From Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated by Brendecke, Fr. (Friedrich)
Mrs. Owen drove directly into the barn and gave minute instructions as to the rubbing-down and feeding of the horses.
From A Hoosier Chronicle by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)
