cobbler's wax
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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So Dicky thought it was the bootmaker perhaps; so he went out, and Oswald went with him, because he wanted to ask for a bit of cobbler's wax.
From New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
The young man's sleeves were rolled up, his face was generously smudged, and a strip of cobbler's wax beneath the tipper lip, puffed and distorted the firm line of his mouth.
From Average Jones by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
I certainly believe in the cobbler's wax much more than the inspiration.
From Autobiography of Anthony Trollope by Trollope, Anthony
You see, cobbler's wax, or whatever it is, sticks to what little down there is on your cheeks and chin, and I don't wonder that it hurts horribly, pulling it off.
From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
A box of tacks, some cobbler's wax, Some gum and glycerine-O!
From The Magic Pudding by Lindsay, Norman
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