stob
[ stob ]
/ stɒb /
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noun Chiefly South Midland U.S.
a post, stump, or stake.
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Origin of stob
1275–1325; Middle English; variant of stub1
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British Dictionary definitions for stob
stob
/ (stɒb) /
noun
Scot, Northern English and US dialect a post or stump
Word Origin for stob
C14: variant of stub
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