slubber

[ sluhb-er ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to perform hastily or carelessly.

Origin of slubber

1
First recorded in 1520–30, slubber is from the Low German word slubbern to do work carelessly

Other words from slubber

  • slub·ber·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby slubber

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How to use slubber in a sentence

  • As in the slubber, intermediate, and roving frames, the rove is taken from two bobbins for one spindle.

    Textiles | William H. Dooley
  • While the rescued Kwaque continued to moan and slubber thankfulness at his feet, he proceeded to strip them that were naked.

  • The slubber never spoke, but glanced at his wife, who stood glaring at him.

    The Bishop of Cottontown | John Trotwood Moore
  • In being applied to the slubber a breakage either at the front or back can be arranged for.

  • At his little cottage gate stood Bud Billings, the best slubber in the cotton mill.

    The Bishop of Cottontown | John Trotwood Moore