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gummy

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gummy
1. Austral a small crustacean-eating shark, Mustelus antarcticus, with bony ridges resembling gums in its mouth
2. NZ an old ewe that has lost its incisor teeth


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This gummy, resinous substance is absolutely water-proof, and also resists acids and gas perfectly.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
It was long, sharp, and black, with a glazed look near the point as though some gummy substance had dried upon it.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
For that,' Mr Wegg inwardly decides, as he takes a corrective sniff or two, 'is musty, leathery, feathery, cellary, gluey, gummy, and,' with another sniff, 'as it might be, strong of old pairs of bellows.
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