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rubber

1
1. a cream to dark brown elastic material obtained by coagulating and drying the latex from certain plants, esp the tree Hevea brasiliensis
2. any of a large variety of elastomers produced by improving the properties of natural rubber or by synthetic means
3. a coarse file

rubber

2
Bridge Whist
a. a match of three games
b. the deal that wins such a match
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rubber

[′rəb·ər]
(organic chemistry)
A natural, synthetic, or modified high polymer with elastic properties and, after vulcanization, elastic recovery.
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cutter, rubber

A soft brick, sometimes used for facework because of the facility with which it can be cut or rubbed down.

rubber

1. A highly resilient material, capable of recovering from large deformations quickly; manufactured from the juice of rubber trees as well as of other trees and plants.
2. Any of various synthetically produced materials having similar properties; an elastomer.
3. A cutter.
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If the individual's password and one's PC are both readily available (much like leaving a rubber stamp signature in an unlocked drawer) a signature can be applied without the signer's knowledge.
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Much as a rubber stamp transfers ink to a sheet of paper, microcontact printing transfers molecular "inks" onto surfaces such as gold and copper.
To accomplish this, we each made our own "rubber stamp" using a modeling compound as the medium.
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O'Callaghan's status as president and 41% owner and the fact that his was the sole authorized signature on the restaurant's primary account (the checks were signed using a facsimile rubber stamp of his signature).
That is why the federal government is expected not to simply be the rubber stamp for changes to minority rights sought by provinces, but is expected to be the guardian of those rights.
wishes did not mean they were a mere rubber stamp, as long as their decisions to acquiesce to the London parent's decisions were honest and had integrity.
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