gum elastic

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noun

rubber¹ (def. 1).

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Origin of gum elastic

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby gum elastic

gumbotil, gum dammar, gum digger, gum digger's spear, gumdrop, gum elastic, gum elemi, gum eraser, gum field, gumi, gumlands

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How to use gum elastic in a sentence

White King Soap sponsored the show on the West Coast, and Beech-Nut Gum in the East.
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The second was that the demand for seduction schooling was elastic.
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He packed a large pinch of the snuff against his bottom gum.
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He grabs the steering wheel tighter and stops chewing his bubble gum.
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Tessie rose, unrolled her scented handkerchief, and taking a bit of gum from a knot in the hem, placed it in her mouth.
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Accordingly, the question "How far does the note issue under the new system seem likely to prove an elastic one?"
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The sputum of more advanced cases resembles that of chronic bronchitis, with the addition of tubercle bacilli and elastic fibers.
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Industrial society is therefore mobile, elastic, standing at any moment in a temporary and unstable equilibrium.
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The non-elastic character of water made it unsuitable for a machine requiring a fly-wheel.
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I met him on Kingstown promenade the other day walking with an elastic step and with the brightness of youth in his eye.
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British Dictionary definitions for gum elastic

gum elastic

noun

another name for rubber 1 (def. 1)

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