ˈɑː(k)tɪk ˈɑɹ(k)tɪk ˈkaʊtʃʊk ˈkɒn.dɒm ˈkɑn.dəm ɡəˈlɒʃ ˈɡʌm.ʃuː pɹɒfəˈlæktɪk seɪf ˈseɪfti coat or impregnate with rubber rubberize fabric for rain coats returned for lack of funds a rubber check a no-good check a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides he won three out of five games to take the rubber an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber