n. [ OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe, LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf. Gr. &unr_;. ]
Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
And prickly stubs instead of trees are found. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Stub end (Mach.),
Stub iron,
Stub mortise (Carp.),
Stub nail,
Stub short,
Stub shot
Stub twist,
v. t.
What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to a piece of land. Berkley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
A bit of stubbed ground, once a wood. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being stubbed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being stubby. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble, estuble, F. étuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf. Stipule. ] The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle. “After the first crop is off, they plow in the wheast stubble.” Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Stubble goose (Zool.),
Stubble rake,
a.
A crow was strutting o'er the stubbled plain. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Covered with stubble; stubbled. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See Stub. ] Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things;
And I was young and full of ragerie [ wantonness ]
Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
Your stubborn usage of the pope. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.