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rubber ice

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noun

  1. Canadian. thin ice that shifts, cracks, or groans when crossed on foot.

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When we finally learned to open our column and proceed at big intervals, we found we could keep on this surface that undulated like rubber ice and swayed the bushes up and down.

From Beasts, Men and Gods by Ossendowski, Ferdinand

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