"slub" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /slʌb/, /slʊb/ [Ireland, Northern-England] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slub.wav Forms: slubs [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌb Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slub (countable and uncountable, plural slubs)
  1. (countable) A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-slub-en-noun-KHnaNuAE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 34 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 33 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 30 20
  2. Fabric fiber produced by slubbing. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fibers
    Sense id: en-slub-en-noun-roRVt3wr Disambiguation of Fibers: 35 47 17

Verb

IPA: /slʌb/, /slʊb/ [Ireland, Northern-England] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slub.wav Forms: slubs [present, singular, third-person], slubbing [participle, present], slubbed [participle, past], slubbed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌb Head templates: {{en-verb}} slub (third-person singular simple present slubs, present participle slubbing, simple past and past participle slubbed)
  1. To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning. Related terms: slubber, slubbings, slubbing billy
    Sense id: en-slub-en-verb-cNb4sveR

Inflected forms

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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "44 34 22",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2014, Thomas Allison, Moonshine Memories, page 98:",
          "text": "The huge bolts of cloth had to be checked for imperfections such as slubs and misweaves.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects."
      ],
      "id": "en-slub-en-noun-KHnaNuAE",
      "links": [
        [
          "thickened",
          "thickened"
        ],
        [
          "portion",
          "portion"
        ],
        [
          "knot",
          "knot"
        ],
        [
          "linen",
          "linen"
        ],
        [
          "yarn",
          "yarn"
        ],
        [
          "defect",
          "defect"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 47 17",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Fibers",
          "orig": "en:Fibers",
          "parents": [
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            "Manufacturing",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fabric fiber produced by slubbing."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Fabric",
          "fabric"
        ],
        [
          "fiber",
          "fiber"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/slʊb/",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌb"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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        "To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning."
      ],
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          "draw",
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        [
          "spin",
          "spin"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "slubber"
        },
        {
          "word": "slubbings"
        },
        {
          "word": "slubbing billy"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "thickened"
        ],
        [
          "portion",
          "portion"
        ],
        [
          "knot",
          "knot"
        ],
        [
          "linen",
          "linen"
        ],
        [
          "yarn",
          "yarn"
        ],
        [
          "defect",
          "defect"
        ]
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        "(countable) A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
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        "Fabric fiber produced by slubbing."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "fiber"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/slʊb/",
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        "Ireland",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ʌb"
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    {
      "word": "slubber"
    },
    {
      "word": "slubbings"
    },
    {
      "word": "slubbing billy"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning."
      ],
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          "draw",
          "draw"
        ],
        [
          "twist",
          "twist"
        ],
        [
          "spin",
          "spin"
        ]
      ]
    }
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