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shrub verb. Infl. -bb-. ME.
[Partly parallel to SCRUB verb; partly from SHRUB noun1.]
verb trans. = SCRUB verb 1. Only in ME.
verb intrans. Scratch the body; fidget. ME-L16.
b. verb trans. Scratch. Only in M17.
verb trans. Orig., dig up (a bush). Later (now US dial.), rid (ground) of bushes. M16.
verb trans. Lop (a tree or its branches). L16-L17.
verb trans. Cudgel. L16-E18.
verb trans. In pass. Be planted with shrubs. L19.