stob
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stob
1275–1325; Middle English; variant of stub 1
Example Sentences
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Stob, stob, n. a small post for supporting paling: a wedge in coal-mining.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The man, my boss, said, 'Mack, get the rope behind the boiler and tie it to the stob and 'dead man'.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
Bei Gott! you bedder git oop und back your glo'es, und stob dod gryin'.
From In the Arena Stories of Political Life by Tarkington, Booth
He come in from a neighbor's one day and the mule throwed him on a stob 'fore he got to the house.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration
They drove up a stob, nailed a piece to a tree stacked their guns.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by Work Projects Administration
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