schrobben

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to scrub; to clean with water and a hard brush or other hard implement
  2. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive) to scrape, to scratch

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsxrɔbə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch schrobben. Probably an original variant of schrapen (“to scrape”).

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