slubber

verb /ˈslʌbɚ/

1. To do (something) hastily, imperfectly, or sloppily.

   transitive

   [H]e [Antonio] anſvvered, do not ſo, / Slubber not buſineſs for my ſake, Baſſanio, / But ſtay the very riping of the time

2. To cover or daub (something) carelessly with a substance; to stain.

   figuratively, transitive

   [T]here is no art that hath bin more canker'd in her principles, more ſoyl'd, and ſlubber'd vvith aphoriſming pedantry then the art of policie; […]

3. To slobber.

   intransitive

   It grows colder, and grayer, and penguins cry in the night, and huge amphibians moan and slubber.

Where it comes from

Compare Danish slubbre (“to swallow, to sup up”), and English slabber.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry slubber (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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