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slubber
CIDE DICTIONARY
slubber, v. t. [Cf. Dan. slubbreto swallow, to sup up, D. slobberen to lap, to slabber. Cf. Slabber.].
- To do lazily, imperfectly, or coarsely. [1913 Webster]"Slubber not business for my sake." [1913 Webster]
- To daub; to stain; to cover carelessly. [1913 Webster]"There is no art that hath more . . . slubbered with aphorisming pedantry than the art of policy." [1913 Webster]
slubber, n.
A slubbing machine. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
slubber
Uncleanness
VB be unclean, become unclean, rot, putrefy, ferment, fester, rankle, reek, stink, mold, molder, go bad, render unclean, dirt, dirty, daub, blot, blur, smudge, smutch, soil, smoke, tarnish, slaver, spot, smear, smirch, begrease, dabble, drabble, draggle, daggle, spatter, slubber, besmear, bemire, beslime, begrime, befoul, splash, stain, distain, maculate, sully, pollute, defile, debase, contaminate, taint, leaven, corrupt, cover with dust, drabble in the mud, roil, wallow in the mire, slobber, slabber.
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