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The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the
adjacent parts of the jaws. |
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To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a
worn saw). See Gummer. |
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A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum
tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety,
exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum
sandarac, which are really resins. |
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See Gum tree, below. |
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A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log. |
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A rubber overshoe. |
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To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen
by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance. |
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To exude or from gum; to become gummy. |
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