chiefly dialectal
: stake, post

Examples of stob in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One pass of the file over the stob is called a roop. Longreads, 14 June 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, stump; akin to Middle English stubb stub

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stob was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Stob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stob. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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