2 entries under this word

Slub

Slŭb, n.

noun

n. A roll of wool slightly twisted; — a term corresponding to rove and roving, in the manufacture of cotton; — called also slubbing.

Slūb, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. SLUBBED; p. pr. & vb. n. SLUBBING.] To draw out and slightly twist;— applied to wool.