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rubberoid|ˈrʌbərɔɪd| Also Rubberoid. [f. rubber n.1 III + -oid.] A substitute for rubber. Also attrib. Formerly a proprietary name in the U.S. Quot. 1968 seems to denote a different substance (cf. Ruberoid, with which there may have been confusion).
1884Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 8 Jan. 112/1 Composition as a substitute for hard rubber—The James D. Frary & Son Co., Bridgeport, Conn. Application filed November 26, 1883. ‘The word Rubberoid.’ 1910[mentioned s.v. rubber n.1 11]. 1951R. Bradbury Illustrated Man (1952) 160 The city awaited the soft tread of their rubberoid boots. 1968S. E. Roberts Of Us & Oxen x. 137 We also lost a piece of rubberoid. I don't know how such a heavy thing could have gotten away. |