[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

stub \stub\, n. oe. stubbe, as. stub, styb; akin to d. stobbe,
   lg. stubbe, dan. stub, sw. stubbe, icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.
   gr. ?.
   1. the stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
      remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --
      applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
      1913 webster

            stubs sharp and hideous to behold.    --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            and prickly stubs instead of trees are found.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. a log; a block; a blockhead. obs. --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. the short blunt part of anything after larger part has
      been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and
      thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
      1913 webster

   4. a part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn
      out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the
      check are usually recorded.
      1913 webster

   5. a pen with a short, blunt nib.
      1913 webster

   6. a stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
      1913 webster

   stub end mach., the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to
      which the strap is fastened.

   stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe
      nails, -- used in making gun barrels.

   stub mortise carp., a mortise passing only partly through
      the timber in which it is formed.

   stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,
      a short, thick nail.

   stub short, or stub shot lumber manuf., the part of the
      end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where
      the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in
      connection with the log, until it is split off.

   stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally
      welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
      1913 webster
see also:
stub end stub iron stub mortise stub nail stub short stub shot 
stub twist 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

stub \stub\, v. t. imp.  p. p. stubbed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   stubbing.
   1. to grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up
      edible roots.
      1913 webster

            what stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to
            a piece of land.                      --berkley.
      1913 webster

   2. to remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
      1913 webster

   3. to strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other
      fixed object. u. s.
      1913 webster
see also:
stubbed stubbing 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

stub
     n 1: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is
          lost
     2: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" syn: nub
     3: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
        syn: ticket stub
     4: the part of a check that is retained as a record syn: check
        stub, counterfoil
     5: the small unused part of something especially the end of a
        cigarette that is left after smoking syn: butt
     v : strike against an object; "she stubbed her one's toe in the
         dark and now it's broken" syn: scrape, skin, abrade
     also: stubbing, stubbed
see also:
nub ticket stub check stub counterfoil butt scrape 
skin abrade stubbing stubbed 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

81 moby thesaurus words for "stub":
   thule, ultima thule, billhead, bitter end, book stamp, bookplate,
   bottom dollar, boundary, brand, broad arrow, brush, butt, butt end,
   cachet, carton of cigarettes, cauda, caudal appendage, caudation,
   check, cig, cigarette, cigarette butt, cigarette case, colophon,
   counterfoil, countermark, cue, deck of cigarettes, dock, docket,
   end, extreme, extremity, fag, fag end, fantail, farthest bound,
   government mark, government stamp, hallmark, imprint,
   jumping-off place, label, letterhead, limit, logo, logotype,
   masthead, nib, pigtail, plate, point, pole, price tag, queue,
   rattail, receipt, registered trademark, remnant, running head,
   running title, seal, sigil, signet, snipe, stamp, sticker, stump,
   tag, tag end, tail, tail end, tailpiece, tally, ticket, tip,
   title page, token, trade name, trademark, trademark name

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

stub
     
        1.  a dummy procedure used when linking a program
        with a run-time library.  the stub routine need not contain
        any code and is only present to prevent "undefined label"
        errors at link time.
     
        2.  a local procedure in a remote
        procedure call.  the client calls the stub to perform some
        task and need not necessarily be aware that rpc is involved.
        the stub transmits parameters over the network to the server
        and returns the results to the caller.
     
        1995-11-09
     
     
see also:
run-time library remote procedure call client server 

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