rubbing

🇺🇸 /ˈrʌbɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
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The act of making a copy of a design or writing by placing paper over it and rubbing with a hard substance like chalk or a pencil.

She took a rubbing of the plaque by placing paper over it and rubbing with a pencil.

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n. The act of making a copy of a design or writing by placing paper over it and rubbing with a hard substance like chalk or a pencil.

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Plural rubbings