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gummer

gummer noun: a person or machine that applies gum.

Noun

gummer (plural gummers)

  1. A person or machine that applies gum.
    • […] 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
  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.

gummer meaning in Tamil

gummer in Tamil

பற்சிதைவுள்ள ஆடு

Forms of gummer

pluralgummers

Origin of gummer

From gum + -er.

Words that rhyme with gummer

Questions about gummer

What does gummer mean?
Gummer means a person or machine that applies gum.
What is gummer in Tamil?
Gummer in Tamil is பற்சிதைவுள்ள ஆடு. See Gummer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gummer?
Gummer is a noun.
What is the plural of gummer?
The plural of gummer is gummers.

Words near gummer in the dictionary

  1. gummed
  2. gummed up
  3. gummed up the works
  4. gumment
  5. gumments
  6. gummer
  7. gummers
  8. gummi
  9. gummi bear
  10. gummi bears
  11. gummied up

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