Meanings
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noun
a larva of an insect; food (slang); to dig or search
The hens scratched and grubbed in the dirt for worms.
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Etymology
From Middle English grubben ('to dig'), from Old English *grybban, from Proto-Germanic *grubjaną ('to dig'); the noun 'larva' refers to an insect that digs/burrows, and the slang 'food' sense derives from foraging.
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