Gum-smasher (or tickler), subs. (common).—A dentist. For synonyms, see Snag-catcher.
Gum-suck, verb. (American).—To flatter; to humbug; to dupe. For synonyms, see Gammon. [[235]]
Gum-sucker, subs. (Australian).—1. See quot. Cf., Corn-stalk.
1887. All the Year Round, 30 July, p. 67. A gum-sucker is a native of Tasmania, and owes his elegant nickname to the abundance of gum-trees in the Tasmanian forests.
2. (common).—A fool. For synonyms, see Buffle and Cabbage-head.
Gum-tickler, subs. (colloquial).—1. A drink. Specifically, drop or short, or a dram. For synonyms, see Go.
1814. Quarterly Review, vol. X., p. 521. A gill, taken fasting, is called a gum-tickler.
1864. Dickens, Our Mutual Friend, bk. IV., ch. iii. I prefer to take it in the form of a gum-tickler.
2. See Gum-smasher.
Gum-tree. To be up a gum-tree, verb. phr. (American).—To be on one’s last legs; at the end of one’s rope. ‘He has seen his last gum-tree’ = It is all up with him.