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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(UK, dialect, ambitransitive) To rob, plunder; clear out completely; to strip..
"[…] I mind a year ago, when I found a gladdy's nest and strubbed it, he catched me blowing the eggs to put along with others for a necklace for Jonathan French's sister, and, if he could have done it, he'd have given me a proper hiding."
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Strub means (UK, dialect, ambitransitive) To rob, plunder; clear out completely; to strip..
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"[…] I mind a year ago, when I found a gladdy's nest and strubbed it, he catched me blowing the eggs to put along with others for a necklace for Jonathan French's sister, and, if he could have done it, he'd have given me a proper hiding."
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