gummer
See also: Gummer
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌmə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
Noun
gummer (plural gummers)
- 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.
- 1871, Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts (page 299)
- A punch-cutting tool, or machine for deepening and enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw.