- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A log; a block; a blockhead.
- (v.t.) To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone or other fixed object.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A pen with a short, blunt nib.
- (n.) A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
- (n.) 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.
- (v.t.) To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
- (v.t.) To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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