rubbers
USRUB-urz/ˈɹʌbɚz/UKRUB-uhz/ˈɹʌbəz/
- 1Plural of rubber. Use this form when you mean more than one.
He pulled rubbers over his shoes before walking through the mud.
The box was full of old rubbers nobody wanted.
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- 2Waterproof covers that slip over shoes to keep out rain and mud.
Like a raincoat for your shoes.
He left his muddy rubbers by the front door.
Put on your rubbers before you go out in the rain.
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- 3A sheep illness that makes the animal very hot and very itchy.
Like a bad rash that itches so much you cannot stop scratching.
Half the flock came down with rubbers that summer.
The shepherd treated his sheep for rubbers before the cold weather set in.
rubbers is a form of rubber
rubber, noun: A stretchy material that springs back into shape, made either from tree sap or in factories. Full entry
- Forms
- rubberrubbers plural
- Spelling
- rubber → rubbers: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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