Rub-a-dub

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ruba-dub \Rub"a-dub\, n.
     The sound of a drum when continuously beaten; hence, a
     clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The rubadub of the abolition presses.    --D. Webster.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rub-a-dub
       n : the sound made by beating a drum [syn: {rataplan}, {drumbeat}]