English Explanatory Dictionary

stob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting.
  2. A small post for supporting paling.
  3. A wedge in coal-mining.
verb
  1. To stab.
  2. To roof with stob-thatch.
  3. To make mats with a stob tool.

Word forms

stob stobs stobbing stobbed

Etymology

From Middle English; variant of stub.

Synonyms

jab run through chef chib ching chive enthrill foin gore gride job juke kebab knifecrime lancinate pigstick pink poach shank shiv spear speet splash stab stick stob stog thrust yerk
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