Rūb'ber, n.
n. 1. One who, or that which, rubs; as, (a.) The instrument or thing used in rubbing or cleaning. (b.) A coarse file, or the rough part of it. (c.) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d.) That which grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub. (e.) The cushion of an electrical machine.
Sense 2. In some games of chance, as whist, &c., the decisive game or games, being the best of three, or two out of three games; as, to play the rubber; to win the rubber. Hayle.
Sense 3. (pl.) Overshoes made of India-rubber. [U. S.]
India rubber, caoutchouc;—so called as having been originally used to rub out pencil marks. See CAOUTCHOUC.