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nub (n

b)

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.

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nubby - 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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