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slubs

slubs is the plural of slub.

slubs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slub.

Meaning of slub

Noun

slub (countable and uncountable, plural slubs)

  1. (countable) A small thickened portion or knot found in yarn, caused by defects or uneven spinning.
    • The challenge is not just to produce a thick-and-thin yarn, but to make soft slubs, connected by nicely spun yarn without overtwist. The should not be lumps and bumps that happen by accident, but a contrived texture, with the size and placement of the slubs completely controlled by the spinner.1987, Paula Simmons, Spinning and weaving with wool, published 1977, →ISBN, page 135
  2. Fabric fiber produced by slubbing.

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Questions about slubs

What is slubs the plural of?
Slubs is the plural of slub.

Words near slubs in the dictionary

  1. slubbers
  2. slubbiness
  3. slubbing
  4. slubbings
  5. slubby
  6. slubs
  7. Sluch River
  8. slud
  9. Sluder
  10. Sluders
  11. sludge

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