† rubberizev.1
Obsolete.
intransitive. Apparently: to play a rubber or rubbers of whist or another game.Apparently an isolated use.
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?1820 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 42 Will Mr M. call in this evening & rubberize?
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rubberizev.2
/ˈrʌbərʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈrəbəˌraɪz/ transitive. To treat, coat, or impregnate with rubber.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with rubber or plastic > work with rubber or plastic [verb (transitive)] > coat or cover with rubber
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1903 National Mag. 18 (advt.) ‘Valvic calfskin’ is the only leather which is not rubberized in the tanning.
1963 A. J. Hall Student's Handbk. Textile Sci. v. 235 Water repellency obtained by means of silicones retains its permeability to air..—this advantage is not possessed by textile materials which have been rubberised.
1997 Backpacker Dec. 88/2 Spread sealer up the webbing a half inch or so to rubberize it.
2004 D. Selakovich Killer Camera Rigs (ed. 2) xvii. 194 We're going to ‘rubberize’ the metal brace.... It helps to cut down on vibration coming from the car.
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ˈrubberizing n.
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1906 Homestead (Des Moines, Iowa) 11 Jan. 20/5 (advt.) The blanket lining is fastened to the outside material by our rubberizing process.
1951 Oxf. Junior Encycl. VII. 466/1 Putting on the rubber, or ‘rubberizing’, takes place in several stages.
2007 A. Kazda & R. E. Caves Airport Design & Operation (ed. 2) viii. 164 Rubberising of the runway in the touch-down zone.
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