Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trade-name for an imitation of hard rubber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Made of
rubber , or of a material resembling rubber
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Examples
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He leaned and rested his left fist on the far edge of her rubberoid desk.
Kahen no Ame H-M Brown 2010
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By the time (1959) a "Nikita doll" could be advertised for sale ( "Lifelike figure, in washable rubberoid, smiles, lolls tongue, says 'Peace' when tilted"), the cold-war iceberg was beginning to melt.
The '50S 2008
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Erica cleared the table, put on her rubberoid gloves and began to do the dishes.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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Erica cleared the table, put on her rubberoid gloves and began to do the dishes.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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Erica cleared the table, put on her rubberoid gloves and began to do the dishes.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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Jake leaned back against the arm of a rubberoid lounging chair.
Tek Net Shatner, William 1997
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He thrust the plate toward Jake, who was in a rubberoid chair just to the left of the glistening desk.
Tek Kill Shatner, William 1996
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He fluffed the plyopillow on a rubberoid armchair and then seated himself.
Tek Lab Shatner, William 1991
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Gomez, a curly-haired man some ten years younger than his partner, shrugged and settled back in his rubberoid chair.
Tek Lab Shatner, William 1991
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He rested his backside against the edge of the rubberoid desk.
Tek Lab Shatner, William 1991
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