gum elastic

American  

noun

1. rubber.

---

gum elastic British  

noun

1. another name for rubber 1

---

Etymology

Origin of gum elastic

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Smith’s recipe involved shredding gum elastic, dissolving it in petroleum, letting it set and then applying the resulting varnish to leather goods.

From Washington Post

I likewise had orders to exchange my goods for hides, deer-skins, cochineal, gum elastic or India rubber, gum copal, cotton, fustic, sarsaparilla, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

Metallic tubes will not do; but the gum elastic are to be employed.

From Project Gutenberg

Among other fancy articles he had newspapers printed on the gum elastic drapery, and the improvement began to be highly appreciated.

From Project Gutenberg

Elasticity -- N. elasticity, springiness, spring, resilience, renitency, buoyancy. rubber, India rubber, Indian rubber, latex, caoutchouc, whalebone, gum elastic, baleen, natural rubber; neoprene, synthetic rubber, Buna-S, plastic. flexibility, Young's modulus.

From Project Gutenberg