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The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied
especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub. |
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A log; a block; a blockhead. |
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The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been
broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of
a pencil, candle, or cigar. |
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A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out,
on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually
recorded. |
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A pen with a short, blunt nib. |
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A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron. |
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To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up
edible roots. |
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To remove stubs from; as, to stub land. |
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To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other
fixed object. |
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