- slubbing billy
- noun
: a machine for slubbing
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Slubbing billy — Slubbing Slub bing, a. & n. from {Slub}. [1913 Webster] {Slubbing billy}, or {Slubbing machine}, the machine by which slubs are formed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slubbing — Slub bing, a. & n. from {Slub}. [1913 Webster] {Slubbing billy}, or {Slubbing machine}, the machine by which slubs are formed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slubbing machine — Slubbing Slub bing, a. & n. from {Slub}. [1913 Webster] {Slubbing billy}, or {Slubbing machine}, the machine by which slubs are formed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Billy — Bil ly, n. 1. A club; esp., a policeman s club. Also called {billy club} [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Wool Manuf.) A slubbing or roving machine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
billy club — Billy Bil ly, n. 1. A club; esp., a policeman s club. Also called {billy club} [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Wool Manuf.) A slubbing or roving machine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
billy gate — noun Etymology: billy (II) : the moving carriage in a slubbing machine … Useful english dictionary