noun
Etymology
Origin of India rubber
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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“A drum with sticks. A coach and four. An India rubber ball, and a nutcracker. Nothing remotely edible.”
From Literature
Developed in the 1840s by American brothers Charles and Nelson Goodyear, it's a compound made from India rubber.
From BBC
American rubber stoppers are all made of vulcanized India rubber and have the disadvantage of forming small crystals of sulphur about the stopper, which become loosened and attach themselves to the specimens.
From Project Gutenberg
The valves are of India rubber; the discharge valve is a ring, one for each end of the pump, as shown at b, Fig. 3391a.
From Project Gutenberg
Pencil marks, if carefully done, should be partially rubbed out with India rubber or day-old bread; that is, if it can be safely done, as rubbing an engraving is always hazardous.
From Project Gutenberg
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