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Webster 1913 Edition
Rubber
Rub′ber
,Noun.
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 or a synthetic rubber[4].
(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 bridge or whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, which decides the winner when there is a tie between the players;
as, to play the
; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; rubber
as, to play a
. rubber
of whistBeaconsfield.
“A rubber of cribbage.” Dickens.
5.
A low-cut overshoe made of natural or synthetic rubber[4], serving to keep the feet and shoes dry when walking in the rain or on a wet surface; – usually used in the plural.
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.