glue-boiler

noun

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 · alternative glueboiler · alternative glue boiler

  1. 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.

Origin

From glue + boil + -er.

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Translations

Ancient Greek κολλεψός, κολλοπώλης
  • κολλεψός (kollepsós)who produces glue
  • κολλοπώλης (kollopṓlēs)who produces glue
Dutch lijmmaker, lijmzieder
  • lijmmakerwho produces glue
  • lijmziederwho produces glue
Estonian liimikeetja
  • liimikeetjawho produces glue
Finnish liimankeittäjä
  • liimankeittäjäwho produces glue
German Leimsieder, Leimkocher
  • Leimsiederwho produces glue
  • Leimkocherwho produces glue
Latin glūtinārius
  • glūtināriuswho produces glue
Russian клеева́р
  • клеева́р (klejevár)who produces glue
Turkish tutkalcı
  • tutkalcıwho produces glue
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“glue-boiler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glue-boiler. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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