(rubber etc)
31rubber chicken circuit — noun Colloquial a round of official dinners which a politician, professional speaker, etc., is obliged to attend. {from the fact that chicken is often served at such dinners, typically having been kept warm or reheated until its texture is… …
32rubber plant — /ˈrʌbə plænt / (say rubuh plant) noun 1. a plant, Ficus elastica, with oblong, shining, leathery leaves, growing native as a tall tree in India, the Malay Archipelago, etc., and much cultivated as an ornamental house plant. 2. any plant yielding… …
33Natural rubber — Rubber and India rubber redirect here. For other uses, see Rubber (disambiguation). This article is about the polymeric material natural rubber. For man made rubber materials, see Synthetic rubber. Latex being collected from a tapped rubber tree …
34Antimony rubber — Rubber Rub ber, n. 1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. (c) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d) An eraser, usually made of… …
35Hard rubber — Rubber Rub ber, n. 1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. (c) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d) An eraser, usually made of… …
36India rubber — Rubber Rub ber, n. 1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. (c) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d) An eraser, usually made of… …
37natural rubber — Rubber Rub ber, n. 1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. (c) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d) An eraser, usually made of… …
38Ant on a rubber rope — is a mathematical puzzle with a solution that appears counter intuitive or paradoxical. It is sometimes given as a worm, or inchworm, on a rubber or elastic band, but the principles of the puzzle remain the same.The details of the puzzle can vary …
39Mesoamerican rubber balls — A solid rubber ball used (or similar to those used) in the Mesoamerican ballgame, 300 BC to 250 AD, Kaminaljuyu. The ball is 3 inches (almost 8 cm) in diameter, a size that suggests it was used to play a hand ball game. Behind the ball is a… …
40Hard rubber — Hard Hard (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. {Harder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Hardest}.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty s strong, ka rtos, kra tos …
