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Stubbed vs Slubbed - What's the difference?

stubbed | slubbed |

As verbs the difference between stubbed and slubbed

is that stubbed is past tense of stub while slubbed is past tense of slub.

As an adjective stubbed

is short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse.

stubbed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (stub)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse.
  • Abounding in stubs; stubby.
  • * Robert Browning
    • A bit of stubbed ground, once a wood.
  • Not delicate; hardy; rugged.
  • * Berkley
    • Stubbed , vulgar constitutions.

    slubbed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (slub)

    • 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.