- slubber
- transitive verb (slubbered; slubbering) Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch slubberen Date: 1530 1. dialect chiefly England stain, sully 2. to perform in a slipshod fashion
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Slubber — Slub ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slubbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slubbering}.] [Cf. Dan. slubbreto swallow, to sup up, D. slobberen to lap, to slabber. Cf. {Slabber}.] 1. To do lazily, imperfectly, or coarsely. [1913 Webster] Slubber not business for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slubber — Slub ber, n. A slubbing machine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slubber — I. ˈsləbə(r) transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch slubberen to walk through mud or mire, to slubber, from Middle Dutch slubberen, slobberen to walk through mud or mire more at slobber 1. dialect chiefly England :… … Useful english dictionary
slubber — 1. verb a) To do hastily, imperfectly, or sloppily. Slubber not business for my sake, Bassanio, b) To daub; to stain; to cover carelessly … Wiktionary
slubber — slubberingly, adv. /slub euhr/, v.t. to perform hastily or carelessly. [1520 30; < LG slubbern to do work carelessly] * * * … Universalium
slubber — slub·ber … English syllables
slubber — v.t. stain, sully; do carelessly. ♦ slubberdegullion, n. archaic, slovenly person … Dictionary of difficult words
Slubbered — Slubber Slub ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slubbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slubbering}.] [Cf. Dan. slubbreto swallow, to sup up, D. slobberen to lap, to slabber. Cf. {Slabber}.] 1. To do lazily, imperfectly, or coarsely. [1913 Webster] Slubber not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slubbering — Slubber Slub ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slubbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slubbering}.] [Cf. Dan. slubbreto swallow, to sup up, D. slobberen to lap, to slabber. Cf. {Slabber}.] 1. To do lazily, imperfectly, or coarsely. [1913 Webster] Slubber not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guts (game) — Guts or guts disc (sometimes guts Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a disc game inspired by dodgeball, involving teams throwing a flying disc (rather than balls) at members of the opposing team. One to five team members stand … Wikipedia
