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nippled rubber floormat ?

shinichirout

Japan

 Pleas help me!

 I can't imagine what "the nippled rubber floormat inside the bus" is.

I came across the expression in a novel.

The novelist is an American.

Do you usually have any nippled ruber floormat inside a bus in the US?

Would you tell me what "Nippled rubber" is?

Is it just "bumpy rubber"?

10:29 AM Apr 10 2009 |

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Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

Hi! Funny question. Laughing

"Nippled rubber" does mean "bumpy" or "textured" rubber. So you guessed right!

This isn't a very common description. I haven't heard of "nippled rubber" before. The novelist is a pretty creative writer!

Thanks,

AmySmile 

10:09 PM Apr 10 2009 |