Definitions for: Rubber


[n] contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
[n] a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
[n] an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
[n] latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)
[adj] (informal) "a rubber check"; "a no-good check"
[adj] made of rubber and therefore water-repellent; "rubber boots"
[v] coat or impregnate with rubber, as of fabrics



Webster (1913) Definition: Rub"ber, n.
1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically:
(a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or
cleaning.
(b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.
(c) A whetstone; a rubstone.
(d) An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc.
(e) The cushion of an electrical machine.
(f) One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish
bath.
(g) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that
grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub. --Thackeray.

2. In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the
fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to
play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning
of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.
--Beaconsfield. ``A rubber of cribbage.'' --Dickens.

3. India rubber; caoutchouc.

4. An overshoe made of India rubber. [Colloq.]



Antimony rubber, an elastic durable variety of vulcanized
caoutchouc of a red color. It contains antimony sulphide
as an important constituent.

Hard rubber, a kind of vulcanized caoutchouc which nearly
resembles horn in texture, rigidity, etc.

India rubber, caoutchouc. See Caoutchouc.

Rubber cloth, cloth covered with caoutchouc for excluding
water or moisture.

Rubber dam (Dentistry), a shield of thin sheet rubber
clasped around a tooth to exclude saliva from the tooth.

Synonyms: arctic, bad, caoutchouc, condom, galosh, golosh, gum elastic, gumshoe, impermeable, India rubber, no-good, pencil eraser, prophylactic, rubber eraser, rubberise, rubberised, rubberize, rubberized, safe, safety

See Also: birth control device, coat, cold rubber, contraceptive, contraceptive device, crepe rubber, ebonite, eraser, foam rubber, hard rubber, latex, overshoe, Para rubber, pencil, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device, surface, synthetic rubber, vulcanite

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