"gummer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gummers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmə(ɹ) Etymology: gum + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gum|er}} gum + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} gummer (plural gummers)
  1. A person or machine that applies gum.
    Sense id: en-gummer-en-noun-hOjV6C8d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 9 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 70 14 16
  2. A punch-cutting tool, or machine for deepening and enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw.
    Sense id: en-gummer-en-noun-WwjpIHx5
  3. A cow or sheep etc. that has lost all of its teeth.
    Sense id: en-gummer-en-noun--y4iwkVs

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gummer meaning in English (1.5kB)

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