scrub v Cp NID ~ 1 b 'to subject to friction.'
1 (a) To make a squeaking, rubbing sound; (b) of a boat or vessel, to scrape or rub against wharf.
1913 Christmas Chimes 6 Sounded like a man wearin' fishin' boots, it did, an' I could ye'r he's oil-clo'es a-scrubbin.' M 70-29 Scrubber tires are old [rubber] tires fastened over the sides of a boat to prevent [them] from scrubbing against the wharf.
2 Comb scrub board: a board or fender bar along the side of a boat or vessel to protect hull from scraping against wharf or another craft (P 245-75); SCRUBBER.
