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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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