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nubby

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nub  (nb)
n.
1. A protuberance or knob.
2. A small lump.
3. The essence; the core: the nub of a story.
[Variant of knub, probably from Low German knubbe, from Middle Low German, variant of knobbe.]
nubby adj.
nubby [ˈnʌbɪ]
adj
having small lumps or protuberances; knobbly
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Adj.1.nubby - of textilesnubby - of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"
homespun, nubbly, slubbed, tweedy
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
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