Gummer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person or machine that applies gum.

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

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

Example

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

Etymology

From gum + -er.

Related phrases

punch cutting

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