gummer

See also: Gummer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English gum

English -er

English gummer

From gum + -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌmə(ɹ)

Noun

gummer (plural gummers)

1. A person or machine that applies gum.
   • 1871, Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, page 299:

     […] then goes to the gummer, who applies a gum comprising oxide of gold and other ingredients.

2. A punch-cutting tool, or machine for deepening and enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw.
3. A cow or sheep etc. that has lost all of its teeth.