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Slub

Slub Meaning & Definition
Slub Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Slub?

[n] soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

Synonyms | Synonyms for Slub: burl | knot

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See Also | roughness

Slub In Webster's Dictionary

\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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