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rubber band

noun

a narrow, circular or oblong band of rubber, used for holding things together, as papers or a box and its lid.

rubber band

noun

Also called: elastic band.��a continuous loop of thin rubber, used to hold papers, etc, together

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubber band¹

First recorded in 1890–95

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Pair the glossy burgundy bezel ring with a brushed bronze mesh bracelet or black rubber band.

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Cormorant’s bill is held by rubber band during bath to remove oil after the Santa Barbara oil spill.

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Practically overnight, I had to adjust to how my new glasses slid down my nose and the way the elastics tethered to my braces snapped like rubber bands in a junk drawer.

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He said the cord "stretched like a rubber band" and he heard "a massive almighty bang, like a shotgun, then Chris's umbilical goes limp".

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Over time, like a rubber band left untouched in a drawer for a year, they lose elasticity.

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�� else does rubber band mean?

The handy, dandy rubber band, useful for flinging at people and holding together important things, like stacks of cash money, as rubber bands refer to in hip-hop slang.Rubber bands also come up in fashion contexts, from bracelets and hairstyles, and a common complaint for those who have to use special ones for orthodontic braces.

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