Gum

Webster's Condensed Dictionary- A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language · 1909 · p. 263

gum, n. The hard, fleshy substance covering the jaws and investing the teeth. [AS. goma, Ic. — gornr, the palate Gr. chaine in, to gape.] —Gum'-boil, n. A boil or small absce on the gum. rash, n. (Med.) A cutaneous disease.