backrub: Meaning and Definition of

back•rub

Pronunciation: (bak'rub"), [key]
— n.
  1. therapeutic manipulation of the muscles of the back; massage of the back.
  2. a liniment or anodyne ointment for relieving muscular soreness: a tube of greaseless backrub.
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