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English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
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
slub (third-person singular simple present slubs, present participle slubbing, simple past and past participle slubbed)
- To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning.
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
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