Associations to the word «Abb»

Wiktionary

ABB, noun. A type of yarn for the warp.
ABB, noun. A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
ABB, noun. (UK) A filling pick used in weaving.
ABB WOOL, noun. (uncountable) Wool for the abb or warp.
ABB WOOL, noun. (countable) A type of such wool.
ABB WOOLS, noun. Plural of abb wool

Dictionary definition

ABB, noun. An urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats