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glue boiler

Noun

Meaning

glue boiler (plural glue boilers)

Alternative spelling of glue-boiler

glue-boiler (plural glue-boilers)

A specialized profession practised in the developed world up to the early twentieth century that made, from particularly cattle bones, the adhesives used in for instance paperwork, bookbinding, joinery, ivory inlay.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

glue-boiler

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