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stob.

A stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting.

    Appalachia · Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal
  2. A small post for supporting paling.

  3. A wedge in coal-mining.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English; variant of stub.

verb
  1. To stab.

    Appalachia · Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal
  2. To roof with stob-thatch.

    Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal
  3. To make mats with a stob tool.

    Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English; variant of stub.

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