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What is a rubout?

What is a rubout? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (slang) An assassination.
  2. (computing) backspace
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Silicone fluids added to polishes or surface treatments deliver gloss, water repellency and improve rubout.
It was Mr. Massino, as far back as 1976, who masterminded another rubout, Mr. Vitale said.
It looks as though somebody put somebody on the spot for a rubout.
In creams and lotions, it delivers targeted delivery a cushiony emolliency that persists after rubout.
It used to be a speakeasy frequented by Al Capone when he was in Miami to create an alibi for a rubout in Chicago.
The sessions may have helped him sort things out in 1957 when a young Gigante, still making his bones, shot but only grazed Costello in a failed rubout attempt.

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