slut's wool
UK/slʌts wʊl/
slut's wool noun: accumulated dust, fluff, hair, etc., that tends to occur indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.
Noun
slut's wool (uncountable)
- Accumulated dust, fluff, hair, etc., that tends to occur indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.
- There have been a great many things to be seen to, in order to make everything cosy, since Mr. Walsh had developed bachelor's habits after the death of his first wife, and some things had become none too savoury. I had a large array of cobwebs and hanks of slut's wool to sweep out from under the...1996, Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- dust bunny, house moss
Synonyms of slut's wool
Origin of slut's wool
From slut (“a slovenly, untidy person (archaic)”) + -'s + wool.
Questions about slut's wool
- What does slut's wool mean?
- Slut's wool means accumulated dust, fluff, hair, etc., that tends to occur indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.
- What part of speech is slut's wool?
- Slut's wool is a noun.
- How do you pronounce slut's wool?
- Slut's wool is pronounced /slʌts wʊl/ (UK).
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