gum thus

[ thuhs ]

noun

1. thickened turpentine, used in certain oil paints.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gum thus¹

thus < Latin thūs, tūs frankincense ( thurifer )

Example Sentences

Had Obama taken along a couple of e-cigs with him, he wouldn’t have felt the need to chomp on nicotine gum, thus he wouldn’t have offended his Chinese hosts in the process.

From Washington Times

The crude American turpentine is a viscid liquid of about the consistence of honey, but varying to a soft solid, known as gum, thus, according to the amount of exposure which it has undergone, it contains about 10 to 25 per cent. of "spirits," to which the name of turpentine is commonly given, the rest being resin, or as it is usually called, rosin.

From Project Gutenberg

Under this treatment the leather is either curried or rough dried, and then soaked in a solution of wood, resin, and gum thus, or frankincense, first melted together, and then dissolved, by the application of heat, in boiled or linseed oil.

From Project Gutenberg