rubber hose

English

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Etymology

From rubber +‎ hose.

Noun

rubber hose (uncountable)

  1. (animation, idiomatic) A classic animated cartoon style which was first introduced in the early 20th century.
    • 2006 April 26, John K, “Help me do some Rubber Hose crap”, in [1] (Usenet):
      Hey pals, I have a whole bunch of articles about classic animation history and styles, but I'm stuck for the moment. I want to do an article about rubber hose animation from 1928-1993 and am having trouble finding artwork or frame grabs to illustrate it.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rubber,‎ hose.

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