# rubbers

Pronunciation: US say "RUB-urz" /ˈɹʌbɚz/; UK say "RUB-uhz" /ˈɹʌbəz/

## Noun

1. Plural of rubber. — plural of rubber
   - Simple: Plural of rubber. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Grandpa still pulls rubbers over his good shoes on rainy days._
   - _The bridge players agreed to play two more rubbers before dinner._
3. A disease affecting sheep, marked by intense bodily heat and severe itching.
   - Simple: A sheep illness that makes the animal very hot and very itchy.
   - _Several ewes developed rubbers during the unusually warm season._
   - _He lost two lambs to rubbers before the vet identified the cause._

## Noun

2. Waterproof overshoes made of rubber, worn over ordinary shoes to protect them from wet weather; galoshes. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Waterproof covers that slip over shoes to keep out rain and mud.
   - _The schoolteacher insisted every child wear rubbers during the muddy spring thaw._
   - _He stamped the snow from his rubbers on the porch step before coming inside._

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