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Slud vs Slub - What's the difference?

slud | slub |

As nouns the difference between slud and slub

is that slud is (geology) a rapid soil creep, especially referring to downslope soil movement in periglacial areas while slub is a small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects.

As a verb slub is

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

slud

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (geology) A rapid soil creep, especially referring to downslope soil movement in periglacial areas.

    • Synonyms

    * (rapid soil creep) sludging, soil flow, soil fluction, solifluction. ----

    slub

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects.
  • Sludge.
  • * '>citation
  • Fabric fiber produced by slubbing.

    • Verb

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

    • Related terms

    * slubber * slubbing billy

    References

    *Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. *Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.