knubs

English

Etymology

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Noun

knubs pl (plural only)

1. (archaic) Waste silk formed when unwinding the threads from a cocoon.

See also

silk waste on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “knubs”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Bunks, bunks