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noun
A stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Appalachia, Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
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noun
A small post for supporting paling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A wedge in coal-mining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To stab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Appalachia, Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
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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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verb
To roof with stob-thatch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
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verb
To make mats with a stob tool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
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noun
a short straight stick of wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stick
History
From Middle English; variant of stub.
