India rubber

or india rubber

noun

1. rubber ¹( def 1 ).
2. a rubber eraser.
3. a rubber overshoe.

India rubber

noun

1. another name for rubber 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of India rubber¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

“A drum with sticks. A coach and four. An India rubber ball, and a nutcracker. Nothing remotely edible.”

From Literature

“Martha would chop us all up for India rubber, if we were made of India rubber,” says her patron approvingly.

From New York Times

Developed in the 1840s by American brothers Charles and Nelson Goodyear, it's a compound made from India rubber.

From BBC

American rubber stoppers are all made of vulcanized India rubber and have the disadvantage of forming small crystals of sulphur about the stopper, which become loosened and attach themselves to the specimens.

From Project Gutenberg

The valves are of India rubber; the discharge valve is a ring, one for each end of the pump, as shown at b, Fig. 3391a.

From Project Gutenberg