v. t. To lop; to prune. [ Obs. ] Anderson (1573). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Ar. shirb, shurb, a drink, beverage, fr. shariba to drink. Cf. Sirup, Sherbet. ] A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. schrob, AS. scrob, scrobb; akin to Norw. skrubba the dwarf cornel tree. ] (Bot.) A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. Quality of being shrubby. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
a. having no shrubs. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]