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slub

/slʌb/
/slʊb/ Ireland, Northern England

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noun slubs

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.
countable, uncountable Fabric fiber produced by slubbing.

verb slubs · slubbing · slubbed

To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning.

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@misc{slub_2026,
  title = {slub},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slub},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}