To run away. Don't rub us to the whit; don't send us to Newgate. CANT.--To rub up; to refresh: to rub up one's memory. A rub: an impediment. A rubber; the best two out of three. To win a rubber: to win two games out of three.
·noun Imperfection; failing; fault. II. Rub ·noun The act of rubbing; friction. III. Rub ·noun A <...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·vt To rub and cleanse without wetting. ...