Stub(n.)
- The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
Stub(n.)
- The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
Stub(n.)
- A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded.