Drubbing (druhb-ing) n. - a sound beating; a thorough defeat
To be used in place of "beating" (n.) and other bland alternatives. Before: The President was crushed in the first debate. After: The President took a drubbing in the first debate.
I hope we shall give them a thorough drubbing this summer, and then change our tomahawk into a golden chain of friendship. - Thomas Jefferson
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