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noun

Rubber n.

1.

One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically:

(a)

An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning.

(b)

A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.

(c)

A whetstone; a rubstone.

(d)

An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc or a synthetic rubber(4).

(e)

The cushion of an electrical machine.

(f)

One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath.

(g)

Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub.

2.

In some games, as bridge or whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, which decides the winner when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist. "A rubber of cribbage."

3.

India rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; also called natural rubber.

4.

Any substance, whether natural or synthetic, resembling India rubber with respect to its elasticity(1).

5.

A low-cut overshoe made of natural or synthetic rubber(4), serving to keep the feet and shoes dry when walking in the rain or on a wet surface; usually used in the plural.

6.

A condom. (Slang)

Antimony rubber, an elastic durable variety of vulcanized caoutchouc of a red color. It contains antimony sulphide as an important constituent.

Hard rubber, a kind of vulcanized caoutchouc which nearly resembles horn in texture, rigidity, etc.

India rubber, caoutchouc. See Caoutchouc.

Rubber cloth, cloth covered with caoutchouc for excluding water or moisture.

Rubber dam (Dentistry), a shield of thin sheet rubber clasped around a tooth to exclude saliva from the tooth.

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Etymology of 'Rubber'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rubber" Quotes from Famous Books

... the corner of King's Bench Walk—I begin to distinguish a faint green haze in the branches of the old lime. Yes, there it is green in the branches; and I'm moved by an impulse—the impulse of Spring is in my feet; india-rubber seems to have come into the soles of my feet, and I would see London. It is delightful to walk across Temple Gardens, to stop—pigeons are sweeping down from the roofs—to call a hansom, and to notice, as one passes, ...

— Memoirs of My Dead Life • George Moore

... not so essential that the signature should be applied by the writer personally. Often a girl writes the signature, saving the time of a busy department head. Many firms use a rubber facsimile stamp for applying the signature, but it is not as effective, for it is seldom that the stamped name does not stand out as a mechanical signature. One concern adds the name of the company at the bottom of the letter and has a clerk mark ...

— Business Correspondence • Anonymous

... old as you, I was a feeling fellow enough, partial to the unfledged, unfostered, and unlucky; but Fortune has knocked me about since: she has even kneaded me with her knuckles, and now I flatter myself I am hard and tough as an India-rubber ball; pervious, though, through a chink or two still, and with one sentient point in the middle of the lump. Yes: does that ...

— Jane Eyre - an Autobiography • Charlotte Bronte

... It was necessary to do the work with an old jack-knife and one of the chisels previously secured by Rose. It must be done in darkness and without noise, for a vigilant sentinel paced on the Carey street sidewalk just outside the door and within ten feet of the fireplace. A rubber blanket was procured, and the soot from the chimney carefully swept into it. Hamilton, with his old knife, cut the mortar between the bricks and pried a dozen of them out, being careful ...

— Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War • Various

... pocket and tossed it on the table as Murphy had done. Holding the slip of paper in both hands "Slim" examined it closely, looked up inquiringly at John, and then reached into his pocket, bringing forth a thick roll of bills. He snapped the rubber band from the roll and extracted from it four bills. Returning the roll to his pocket he divided the four bills equally and pushed them ...

— Spring Street - A Story of Los Angeles • James H. Richardson

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