| Stump (stump) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Stump |
| [OE. stumpe,
stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel.
stumpr, Dan. *** Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E.
stamp.] |
The part of a tree or plant
remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off] the
stub.
The part of a limb or other body remaining
after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a
stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a
broom.
The legs; as, to stir one's
stumps.
One of the three pointed
rods stuck in the ground to form a wicket and support the
bails.
A short, thick roll of leather or paper,
cut to a point, or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines
of a crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading drawings
by producing tints and gradations from crayon, etc., in
powder.
A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an
obstruction to throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the
tumblers are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin or
projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece.
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To cut off a part of] to
reduce to a stump; to lop.
To strike, as the toes, against a stone or
something fixed; to stub.
To challenge; also, to nonplus.
To travel over, delivering speeches for
electioneering purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district.
See To go on the stump, under Stump,
n.
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To walk clumsily, as
if on stumps.
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