gum elastic

noun

1. rubber.

gum elastic

noun

1. another name for rubber 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of gum elastic¹

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.

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

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

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

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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.

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