Meaning of grubber | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who grubs.
2. A tool, implement, or machine of the nature of a grub axe, grub hook, etc; (dialectal) a cultivator.
3. An attacking short-distance kick in behind the defence in which the ball is bounced along the ground, using the uneven bounce of the ball to make it difficult for the defence to retrieve.
4. A ball that bounces unusually low such that it is difficult for the batsman to hit properly.
5. A sweetshop.
   UK, dated, slang

Examples

“England had an early opportunity with a line-out deep in French territory after a clever grubber from Foden only for Lionel Nallet to burgle back possession, and they then tore into France again as Alexis Palisson was smashed backwards after taking a garryowen and Manu Tuilagi thundered into Morgan Parra.”

“Take that brilliant backline move off a scrum when Kolbe came off his left wing to put in a neat grubber for Arendse on the right wing to almost round the defense in the corner.”

“He could, moreover, no longer be tempted to the Grubber, for all chocolate and sweets were taboo.”

“I remember the grubber which smelt of potato chips and chocolate and the steam-heated library with books about monasteries that no one else seemed to look at, and I remember the fresh weedless lawns between the school buildings […]”

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