India rubber

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Synonyms for India 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

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I never meant tr'a done it--an' it was on'y an old indiarubber collar as was torn a'ready" (66), en la traduccion no transmiten que el chico no habla un dialecto tan cerrado como el padre.
The Professor walks the streets of London clutching an "indiarubber ball" that he keeps in his pants pocket (and the india ties the ball to both condoms and India ink)--an "indiarubber tube, resembling a slender brown worm" connects the ball to a bomb the Professor carries with him (Secret 65).
The dependent smile of a boy called Indiarubber whose memory
(30.) One scholar calls attention to the following "once famous" but now generic GIs: Arabica coffee, Indiarubber, Chinaware, Cheddar cheese, and kiwifruit.
Catherine's mettle was demonstrated in 1860 when two school girls stole four shillings and three pence from her room, as well as pencils and indiarubber. Following the interrogation of the children by Hams (the headmaster), McIntyre and Catherine, the penalties suggested by Catherine were adopted.
Chemist Charles Macintosh patented his "indiarubber cloth" in 1823.