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Wear Off By Rubbing Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a noisy fight

verb

• wear away by rubbing

• cause friction

95%6Exact Match!
verb

• wear away

• rub hard or scrub

38%7 to wear off by scraping or rubbing
verb

• wear away

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New York Times01 Dec 1978 Across 23
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