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rubber hose en · NOUN

Etymology

From rubber + hose.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, qualifier:animation, uncountable) A classic animated cartoon style which was first introduced in the early 20th century.
   • Hey pals, I have a whole bunch of articles about classic animation history and styles, but I'm stuck for the moment. I want to do an article about rubber hose animation from 1928-1993 and am having trouble finding artwork or frame grabs to illustrate it. 2006 April 26, John K, “Help me do some Rubber Hose crap”, in johnkstuff.blogspot.com:
   • Bill Nolan[…]happened on something that was soon dubbed "rubber hose" animation. [1985, Joe Adamson, The Walter Lantz Story: With Woody Woodpecker and Friends, page 38:
2. (uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rubber, hose.

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