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slubber
[ sluhb-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to perform hastily or carelessly.
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Other Words From
- slubber·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slubber1
First recorded in 1520–30, slubber is from the Low German word slubbern to do work carelessly
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Example Sentences
As in the slubber, intermediate, and roving frames, the rove is taken from two bobbins for one spindle.
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While the rescued Kwaque continued to moan and slubber thankfulness at his feet, he proceeded to strip them that were naked.
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The slubber never spoke, but glanced at his wife, who stood glaring at him.
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In being applied to the slubber a breakage either at the front or back can be arranged for.
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At his little cottage gate stood Bud Billings, the best slubber in the cotton mill.
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