chewing gumless

A form of chewing-gumless — Without chewing gum.

Meanings

adjectivechewing gumless (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of chewing-gumless.

    Miss Touchlightly is Doing Her Bit by Observing Chewing Gumless Day

    1918 March, “Those ———less Days”, in Cartoons Magazine, volume 13, number 3, Chicago, Ill.: H[enry] H[aven] Windsorpage=409, →OCLC
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    It is reported that a German scientist has invented a talkless, noiseless and chewing gumless stenographer and typewriter combined.

    1914 August, “A Mere Rumor”, in The Pacific Pharmacist, volume 8, number 4, San Francisco, Calif.: Galen Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 18, column 2

    He signs himself, by way of testimony as to the shortage of help, “president, general manager, at present truck driver (about 16 hours daily[)] and chewing gumless steno.”

    1942 November 11, “Texas Stations Off 59% and 60% and Represents Rubber Saved”, in National Petroleum News, volume 34, number 45, Cleveland, Oh.: National Petroleum Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 1
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