Grubber vs. Rubber

Grubbernoun

One who grubs.

Rubbernoun

(uncountable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.

Grubbernoun

A machine or tool of the nature of a grub axe, grub hook, etc.

Rubbernoun

Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.

Grubbernoun

(rugby) An attacking short-distance kick in behind the defence in which the ball is bounced along the ground, using the uneven bounce of the ball to make it difficult for the defence to retrieve.

‘grubber kick’;

Rubbernoun

An eraser.

Grubbernoun

(cricket) A ball that bounces unusually low such that it is difficult for the batsman to hit properly.

Rubbernoun

A condom.

Grubbernoun

A sweetshop.

Rubbernoun

(countable) Someone or something which rubs.

Grubbernoun

One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax, grub hook, etc.

Rubbernoun

One who rubs down horses.

Grubber

Grubber is a term which was sometimes used in Victorian England to describe people who scavenged in drains for a living. Grubber is also a colloquial name used in New Zealand for a mattock and in Australia as a term for a cricket ball which when bowled (as a result of lack of force) results in the ball either not bouncing enough to be hit by the batter, or failing to bounce at all.

Rubbernoun

One who practises massage.

Rubbernoun

A coarse towel for rubbing the body.

Rubbernoun

The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.

‘Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate.’;

Rubbernoun

Water resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.

‘Johnny, don't forget your rubbers today.’;

Rubbernoun

Tires, particularly racing tires.

‘Jones enters the pits to get new rubber.’;

Rubbernoun

(sports) In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches:

Rubbernoun

The entire series, of an odd number of games or matches in which ties are impossible (especially a series of three games in bridge or whist).

Rubbernoun

An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).

Rubbernoun

A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.

Rubbernoun

The game of rubber bridge.

Rubberadjective

Not covered by funds on account.

Rubberverb

(telephony) To eavesdrop on a telephone call

Rubberverb

(slang) To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.

Rubbernoun

One who, or that which, rubs.

Rubbernoun

In some games, as bridge or whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, which decides the winner when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.

Rubbernoun

India rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; - also called natural rubber.

Rubbernoun

Any substance, whether natural or synthetic, resembling India rubber with respect to its elasticity[1].

Rubbernoun

A low-cut overshoe made of natural or synthetic rubber[4], serving to keep the feet and shoes dry when walking in the rain or on a wet surface; - usually used in the plural.

Rubbernoun

A condom.

Rubbernoun

latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)

Rubbernoun

an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil

Rubbernoun

contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse

Rubbernoun

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Rubberverb

coat or impregnate with rubber;

‘rubberize fabric for rain coats’;

Rubberadjective

made of rubber and therefore water-repellent;

‘rubber boots’;

Rubberadjective

returned for lack of funds;

‘a rubber check’; ‘a no-good check’;

Rubbernoun

a tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically

‘a rubber plantation’; ‘a rubber dinghy’; ‘heat and sunlight may cause rubber to deteriorate’;

Rubbernoun

a piece of rubber used for erasing pencil or ink marks

‘a pencil with a rubber at the end’;

Rubbernoun

rubber boots; galoshes.

Rubbernoun

a condom.

Rubbernoun

a contest consisting of a series of successive matches (typically three or five) between the same sides or people in cricket, tennis, and other games

‘the opening rubber of Britain's Davis Cup tie against Argentina’;

Rubbernoun

a deciding game in a rubber of cricket, tennis, etc.

Rubbernoun

a unit of play in which one side scores bonus points for winning the best of three games

‘she supplemented her income with her winnings at rubber bridge’; ‘the total score, including 700 for the rubber, was 2,620’;