slub

Plural: slubs

Noun

• soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
• A small thickened portion or knot found in yarn, caused by defects or intentionally leaving sections of the yarn unspun.
• Fabric fiber produced by slubbing.

Verb

Verb Forms: slubbed, slubbing, slubs

• To draw out and slightly twist fibers for spinning.
• To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning.

Examples

• She tried to slub together a coherent strategy from her scattered Scrabble tiles.

Synonyms

burl, knot

Related Words

slubber, slubbing billy, slubbings, slubby

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