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Meaning of glue-boiler | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Leimkocher Leimsieder
Latina glutinarius
Nederlands lijmmaker lijmzieder
Русский клеева́р
Türkçe tutkalcı

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

glue-on glue-sniffing glueball glueboard glueboiler Glueck

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