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- noun plural Waste silk formed in winding off the threads from a cocoon.
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- noun
Waste silk formed whenwinding off thethreads from acocoon .
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This material, commonly called "husks" or "knubs," forms an important item in silk manufacture, and much of it is exported to Europe and
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895
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