grubber noun5 •One who grubs. •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.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. — 2023 •A ball that bounces unusually low such that it is difficult for the batsman to hit properly. •A tool, implement, or machine of the nature of a grub axe, grub hook, etc; (dialectal) a cultivator. •(slang, old-fashioned) A sweetshop.He could, moreover, no longer be tempted to the Grubber, for all chocolate and sweets were taboo. — 1925 formsgrubbers
