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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.
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What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to
a piece of land. --Berkley.
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2. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
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3. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other
fixed object. [U. S.]
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Stubbed \Stub"bed\, a.
1. Reduced to a stub; short and thick, like something
truncated; blunt; obtuse.
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2. Abounding in stubs; stubby.
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A bit of stubbed ground, once a wood. --R. Browning.
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3. Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged. "Stubbed, vulgar
constitutions." --Berkley.
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