slub

3 definitions found

slub - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Slub \Slub\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also
     slubbing.
     [1913 Webster]

  Slub \Slub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slubbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Slubbing.]
     To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.
     [1913 Webster]

slub - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  slub
      n 1: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection
           or created by design [syn: slub, knot, burl]