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lubber

English

Etymology

Middle English, perhaps from Old French lobeor (“swindler”), or of Scandinavian origin, compare dialectal Swedish lubber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?b?/

Noun

lubber (plural lubbers)

  1. (archaic) A clumsy or lazy person.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:unskilled person
  2. (nautical) An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
  3. (slang) A condom

Derived terms

  • lubber's hole
  • lubber line

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • beblur, burble, rebulb, rubble

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slubber

English

Etymology

Compare Danish slubbre (“to swallow, to sup up”), and English slabber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sl?b?(?)/
  • Rhymes: -?b?(?)

Verb

slubber (third-person singular simple present slubbers, present participle slubbering, simple past and past participle slubbered)

  1. To do hastily, imperfectly, or sloppily.
  2. To daub; to stain; to cover carelessly.
  3. To slobber.

Noun

slubber (plural slubbers)

  1. A person who, or a machine which, slubs.

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
  • Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)

Anagrams

  • burbles, lubbers, rebulbs, rubbles

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