SLUBBED

nubby, homespun(p), nubbly, slubbed, tweedy

(adjective) of textiles; having a rough surface; “a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

slubbed

simple past tense and past participle of slub

Anagrams

• dubbels

Source: Wiktionary


SLUB

Slub, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing.

Slub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slubbing.]

Definition: To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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