glue boiler

A form of glue-boiler — 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.

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Meanings

nounglue boiler (plural glue boilers)

plural glue boilers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of glue-boiler.
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glue boiler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glue%20boiler

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glue boiler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glue%20boiler.

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