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 : stain , sully
slubbered with … pedantry — John Milton
2. : to perform in a slipshod fashion : run through hastily — usually used with over
slubber over the business
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: slub (III) + -er
1. : one that produces slubbing
2. : partly twined or badly twined woolen thread