stickum
Example Sentences
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Goodell strayed far from common sense and from any previous penalty for ball tampering, such as receivers using stickum.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2016
Rice entered the league in 1985, four years after stickum was banned by the league.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2015
Rice's post raises the question as to whether the use of stickum was rampant among receivers in the NFL during the 1980s and 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2015
Biletnikoff would put a sticky substance called stickum on his hands to make it easier to catch the ball.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2011
He pulled the mask away and wiped his face, then pressed it back over his mouth and nose, willing the stickum to seal but not holding out much hope.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
