slub
English edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
slub (countable and uncountable, plural slubs)
- (countable) A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects.
- 2014, Thomas Allison, Moonshine Memories, page 98:
- The huge bolts of cloth had to be checked for imperfections such as slubs and misweaves.
- Fabric fiber produced by slubbing.
Verb edit
slub (third-person singular simple present slubs, present participle slubbing, simple past and past participle slubbed)
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References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.