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in, of, or suggesting the country (opp. URBAN); pastoral or agricultural (in rural seclusion; a rural constituency).

rural dean see DEAN(1) ). rural district Brit. hist. a group of country parishes governed by an elected council.

ruralism n. ruralist n. rurality n. ruralize v. (also -ise). ruralization n. rurally adv. [ME f. OF rural or LL ruralis f. rus ruris the country]

rurer.html - adj.
relating to or characteristic of romantic adventure or its setting. [Ruritania, an imaginary setting in SE Europe in the novels of Anthony Hope (d. 1933)]

rurer.html - {v. phr.} 1. To dry the body of (an animal or person) by rubbing. * /Stablemen rub down a horse after a race./ 2. To rub and press with the fingers on the body of (a person) to loosen muscles or prevent stiffness; massage. * /Trainers rub down an athlete after hard exercise./

rurer.html - {v. phr.}, {slang} To remind a person again and again of an error or short-coming; tease; nag. * /Jerry was already unhappy because he fumbled the ball, but his teammates kept rubbing it in./ * /I know my black eye looks funny. You don't need to rub it in./

rurer.html - {v.} 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase. * /The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard./ * /After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub off./ 2. To stick to something touched; come off. * /Don't touch that charcoal, it will rub off./ * /Mary's dress touched the door that Father was painting, and some paint rubbed off on her dress./ 3. To pass to someone near as if by touching. * /Jimmy is very lucky; I wish some of his luck would rub off on me./

rurer.html - {v.}, {slang} To destroy completely; kill; eliminate. * /The gangsters rubbed out four policemen before they were caught./ * /The gangsters told the storekeeper that if he did not pay them to protect him, someone would rub him out./ Compare: WIPE OUT, RID OF.