grub and bub

English

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme. Note that bub ordinarily referred only to alcoholic drinks; in this phrase it is more general.

Noun

grub and bub (uncountable)

  1. (UK, slang, archaic) Food and drink of any kind.

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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