Main Entry:

¹stub

Pronunciation:

\ˈstəb\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English stubb, from Old English stybb; akin to Old Norse stūfr stump, Greek stypos stem

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: stump 2 b: a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost2: something made or worn to a short or blunt shape ; especially : a pen with a short blunt nib3: a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up <a pencil stub>4: something cut short or stunted5 a: a small part of a leaf (as of a checkbook) attached to the spine for memoranda of the contents of the part torn away b: the part of a ticket returned to the user