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Abrade

verb
(past & past part. abraded; pres. part. abrading)
1.
Wear away.  Synonyms: abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off.
2.
Rub hard or scrub.  Synonym: scour.



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"Abrade" Quotes from Famous Books



... remarkably trained as to their mouths, that the faintest touch of a single finger on the bridle is sufficient for instant obedience. As to the huge spurs they are not necessarily cruel, indeed they are less so than the sharp English kind, which draw blood easily where the native instrument does not abrade the skin. ...
— Mexico • Charles Reginald Enock



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