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balsam gum 
the clear resin of the balsam fir, much used as a cement in optical work, formerly used widely as a balm on cuts and minor wounds, and once popular as a chewing gum.
See also: Canada balsam (def. 1)
- 1907 It was quite a work to patch up each separate toe with balsam gum and rag before turning in for the night. . . .
- 1912 His remedy was balsam gum, which he applied to the wound after a thorough chewing.
- 1956 (1957) No more berries, no swanskin, no old wolf hides, no wattap roots, no balsam gum.
- 1907 It was quite a work to patch up each separate toe with balsam gum and rag before turning in for the night. . . .