gummer

See also: Gummer

English

Etymology

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.
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