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suf-frĭco (subf-), āre, v. a., to rub underneath, to rub down, rub or wipe off, Col. 12, 23, 2: vasa, id. 12, 25, 4; 12, 30, 2: seriam, id. 12, 38, 4: palpebras medicamentis, Cels. 6, 6, 26.