Rubber

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1. Noun

One who, or that which, rubs.

2. Noun

An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning.

3. Noun

A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.

4. Noun

A whetstone; a rubstone.

5. Noun

An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc.

6. Noun

The cushion of an electrical machine.

7. Noun

One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath.

8. Noun

Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub.

9. Noun

In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.

10. Noun

India rubber; caoutchouc.

11. Noun

An overshoe made of India rubber.

12. Noun

any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
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