Noun
rubbers
plural of rubber
(obsolete) Rubber overshoes; galoshes.
A disease of sheep, with great heat and itchiness.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgWhen you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you become an adult you discover that you have the right not to wear rubbers and to see if you catch cold or not. It's something like that. Diane Arbus
Those who play bowls must look out for rubbers. Australian Aboriginal Proverb
In a sweet, dulcet Harvard whisper he implored 'Casey' to murder the umpire, and gave this cry of mass animal rage all the emphasis of a caterpillar wearing rubbers crawling on a velvet carpet. Source: Internet
Can also be used in producing many kinds of synthetic rubbers, which is applied in low temperature and it has no effect on vulcanization of rubbers. Source: Internet
Used as low cost non-black reinforcing, stiffening or extending fillers in natural and synthetic rubbers. Source: Internet
These blokes gave KEGS its backbone in spite of their canes, bunsen burner tubing, flying board rubbers, map rolls and many other medieval(sorry Ted) tortures. Source: Internet