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rub-a-dub

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Noun1.rub-a-dubrub-a-dub - the sound made by beating a drum    
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"


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The five old soldiers of the dragon's teeth grew very fond of these small urchins, and were never weary of showing them how to shoulder sticks, flourish wooden swords, and march in military order, blowing a penny trumpet, or beating an abominable rub-a-dub upon a little drum.
 
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