rubber cement

noun

: an adhesive consisting typically of a dispersion of vulcanized rubber in an organic solvent

Examples of rubber cement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Patch Large Tears with a Hose Mender Kit When the hose has large holes or tears, a simple rubber cement seal won't hold. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024 Once the hose is dry, apply rubber cement to and around the hole, filling in the hole as much as possible without forcing excess rubber cement into the hose. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024 He’s never had so many art supplies: pastels in every color, rubber cement, gummy erasers. Beth Bachmann, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 Drizzle rubber cement over the dry egg. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 8 Mar. 2021 Stickum—the color of butterscotch, the consistency of rubber cement—became commonplace in the woolly 1970s NFL, especially in Oakland, where the Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff raised its use to an art. Rich Cohen, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023 Glue the bodies of each pair of cutouts together using crafts glue or rubber cement. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022 To stabilize the chemicals, the Frees experimented with rubber cement, potato starch, varnish, plaster of Paris and egg albumin before settling on gelatin, which appeared to work best. New York Times, 3 May 2021 Let the rubber cement solidify, then dip the egg into a second cup of contrasting dye. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 8 Mar. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rubber cement was in 1849

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“Rubber cement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubber%20cement. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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