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Definition of Stubs

Stub
Stub Stub, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe, LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf. Gr. ?.] 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. Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. --Chaucer. And prickly stubs instead of trees are found. --Dryden. 2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton. 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. Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to which the strap is fastened. Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails, -- used in making gun barrels. Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed. Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also, a short, thick nail. Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in connection with the log, until it is split off. Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
Stub
Stub Stub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stubbing.] 1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots. What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to a piece of land. --Berkley. 2. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land. 3. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object. [U. S.]

Meaning of Stubs from wikipedia

- Look up stub or stubb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stub or Stubb may refer to: Stub (stock), the portion of a corporation left over after most but...
- Look up Stuber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stuber, Stueber, Stüber may refer to: Stüber, historical coin in several German regions from the 15th...
- such as a procedure on a remote machine. Such stubs can be useful in porting. In RMI nomenclature, a stub on the client-side communicates with a skeleton...
- or short circuit. Stubs may thus function as capacitors, inductors and resonant circuits at radio frequencies. The behaviour of stubs is due to standing...
- Stubbers was a stately home in North Ockendon, Es****, England. The house was demolished in 1955 and the grounds became the Stubbers Activity Centre in...
- took up the Stubs moniker. In 1907 the Stubs ended the season with a 69-33 for the league title. After skipping the 1908 season, the Stubs returned for...
- Look up Stuber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stuber, Stueber, Stüber is a German-language surname of two possible origins: one from a place named...
- Scott Stuber is an American film producer. He was the chairman of Netflix Films. After graduating from University of Arizona with a film degree, Stuber worked...
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- since construction was halted in 1977. Stubs are built to connect to a highway that is not yet constructed. These stubs are very common in the state of North...