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slub

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) slub (verb)
  2. 2) slub (noun)
  3. slub yarn (noun)

1slub

verb \ˈsləb\
slubbedslub·bing

Definition of SLUB

transitive verb
: to draw out and twist (as slivers of wool) slightly

Origin of SLUB

back-formation from slubbing
First Known Use: 1834

Rhymes with SLUB

bub, blub, chub, club, cub, drub, dub, flub, grub, hub, nub, pub, rub, schlub, scrub, shrub, snub, stub, sub, tub

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