Main Entry:

¹stump

Pronunciation:

\ˈstəmp\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English stumpe; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp

Date:

14th century

1 a: the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed b: a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part2: the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut3: a remaining part : stub4: one of the pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a cricket wicket5: a place or occasion for public speaking (as for a cause or candidate) ; also : the circuit followed by a maker of such speeches —used especially in the phrase on the stump