slubber

[ sluhb-er ]

verb (used with object)

1. to perform hastily or carelessly.

Other Words From

• slubber·ing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of slubber¹

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

Example Sentences

Slubber, slub′ėr, v.t. to stain, to daub, slur over.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

I should have slubber'd thee, and stain'd thy beauty; Your hand, your hand Sir!

From Project Gutenberg

Yet all the faults are defects of execution, not of conception, and though they tend to slubber the texture of the film, they do not impair its intensity and radiance.

From Time Magazine Archive

The intermediate frame comes between the slubbing and roving frames and is of similar construction to the slubber, but has a larger number of spindles and smaller tubes.

From Project Gutenberg

The roving frame is similar in principle to the slubber and intermediate machines, but it contains a greater number of spindles, and the tubes are smaller than either.

From Project Gutenberg