stub : Idioms & Phrases
Index
check stub
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noun the part of a check that is retained as a record
stub; counterfoil.
WordNet
Stub end
(Mach.) , the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to which the strap is fastened.
Webster 1913
Stub iron
- iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails, used in making gun barrels.
Webster 1913
Stub mortise
(Carp.) , a mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed.
Webster 1913
Stub nail
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noun a short thick nail
WordNet
- an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also, a short, thick nail.
Webster 1913
stub out
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verb extinguish by crushing
extinguish; crush out; press out.
- stub out your cigar
WordNet
Stub short , ∨ Stub shot
(Lumber Manuf.) , the part of the end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in connection with the log, until it is split off.
Webster 1913
Stub twist
- material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
Webster 1913
ticket stub
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noun a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
stub.
