| Pronunciation: | | slub
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[n] soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design |
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SLUB is a 4 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | burl, knot |
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| | See Also: | | roughness |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Slub\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also
{slubbing}.
\Slub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Slubbing}.]
To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.
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