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knubs

knubs noun: waste silk formed when unwinding the threads from a cocoon.

Noun

knubs pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, plural, plural-only) Waste silk formed when unwinding the threads from a cocoon.

Questions about knubs

What does knubs mean?
Knubs means waste silk formed when unwinding the threads from a cocoon.
What part of speech is knubs?
Knubs is a noun.

Words near knubs in the dictionary

  1. knubble
  2. knubbled
  3. knubbles
  4. knubbly
  5. knubby
  6. knubs
  7. knuck
  8. knucker
  9. knucker hole
  10. knucker holes
  11. knuckerhole

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