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Definition of Stub
| n. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | A log; a block; a blockhead. | | 3. | 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. | | 4. | 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. | | 5. | A pen with a short, blunt nib. | | 6. | A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron. | | v. t. | 1. | To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots. | | 2. | To remove stubs from; as, to stub land. | | 3. | To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object. |
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