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India rubber

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India rubber
n.
See rubber1.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.India rubberIndia rubber - an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
caoutchouc, gum elastic, natural rubber, rubber
foam rubber - spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery
latex - a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
crepe rubber - crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles
cold rubber - a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires
ebonite, hard rubber, vulcanite - a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber
Para rubber - a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees
Translations
india rubber n → caucho
India rubber n → gomme f
India rubber India n → Gummi m, Kautschuk m
India rubber n → caucciù m


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But despite the pain he was bounding up again like an India rubber man to renew the attack, when Little John interfered.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
Trade and commerce, if they were not made of India rubber, would never manage to bounce over the obstacles which legislators are continually putting in their way; and, if one were to judge these men wholly by the effects of their actions, and not partly by their intentions, they would deserve to be classed and punished with those mischievous persons who put obstructions on the railroads.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
And how convenient the canvas shoes were with the india rubber soles, for creeping about without making a sound
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