STUMP, n. [G.]
1. The stub of a tree; the part of a tree remaining int he earth after the tree is cut down, or the part of any plant left in the earth by the sythe or sickle.
2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; as the stump of a leg, of a finger or a tooth.
STUMP, v.t.
1. To strike any thing fixed and hard with the toe. [Vulgar.
2. To challenge. [Vulgar.]
