"gumband" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gumbands [plural]
Etymology: gum + band. Etymology templates: {{com|en|gum|band}} gum + band Head templates: {{en-noun}} gumband (plural gumbands)
  1. (Western Pennsylvania) Synonym of rubber band Tags: Pennsylvania, Western Synonyms: rubber band [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-gumband-en-noun-TBZycFxz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Western Pennsylvania English

Inflected forms

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