The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slub \Slub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slubbing.] To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
slubbed adj 1: of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: homespun(p), nubby, nubbly, slubbed, tweedy]