glue-boiler en · NOUN
Etymology
From glue + boil + -er.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glue-boilers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| glueboiler | alternative | lexicographic | |
| glue boiler | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
de Leimkocher (who produces glue) · la glūtinārius (who produces glue) · ru клеева́р (who produces glue) · grc κολλοπώλης (who produces glue) · tr tutkalcı (who produces glue) · et liimikeetja (who produces glue) · nl lijmmaker (who produces glue) · nl lijmzieder (who produces glue) · grc κολλεψός (who produces glue) · de Leimsieder (who produces glue) · fi liimankeittäjä (who produces glue)