gum elastic

American  

noun

1. rubber.

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gum elastic British  

noun

1. another name for rubber 1

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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

Between the years 1831 and 1832 he began to hear about gum elastic and very carefully examined every article that appeared in the newspapers relative to this new material.

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