STUMP, n. G.
1. The stub of a tree the part of a tree remaining int he earth after the tree is cut down, or the part of any plant left in the earth by the sythe or sickle.
2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed as the stump of a leg, of a finger or a tooth.
STUMP,
1. To strike any thing fixed and hard with the toe. Vulgar.
2. To challenge. Vulgar.
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