Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A short straight piece of wood, such as a stake.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small post.
- noun A thorn; spine.
- noun A long steel wedge used for bringing down coal after holing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dialectal, Northern England, Scotland A
stick ,twig orpeg , especially in roofing or matting. - verb dialect, Appalachian, Northern England, Scotland Regional variant of
stab . - verb dialect, Northern England, Scotland To roof with stob-thatch, to make mats with a stob tool.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a short straight stick of wood
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He pounds a wooden stake, called a stob, into the ground and levels his 10-pound flat iron over the top.
Latest Articles 2009
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He was then hoisted up by his hands, by means of the pulley and rope, in such wise that his body swung by its own weight, his hands being high over his head and his right foot level with the pointed end of the oaken "stob" or stake.
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Page 237 and his right foot level with the pointed end of the oaken "stob," or stake.
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He pounds a two-foot wooden "stob" or stake into the earth and rubs it with a 10-pound piece of flat iron.
unknown title 2009
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The vibrations are created by first pounding a wooden stake (called a "stob") into the ground, and then rubbing the top of the stake with a flat piece of metal (a "rooping iron").
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Kenneth C. Catania 2008
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The log cabin, set in a gall in the middle of an old field all grown up in sassafras, was not a very inviting-looking place; a few hens loitering about the new hen-house, a brood of half-grown chickens picking in the grass and watching the door, and a runty pig tied to a "stob," were the only signs of thrift; yet the face of the woman cleared up as she gazed about her and afar off, where the gleam of green made a pleasant spot, where the corn grew in the river bottom; for it was her home, and the best of all was she thought it belonged to them.
Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 Various 1902
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I sneak up right behind the animal like a true sportsman and then juug 'em with me stob.
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I sneak up right behind the animal like a true sportsman and then juug 'em with me stob.
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Ai spoast tu beeing ded, yu noes – nao stob maeking mii laff!
i will avenge you!!!!!!!!! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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April 22, 2010 at 7:32 pm tell mi doc: whear iz tha nexzt stob fo blu box?.. .
Is bigger on inside - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
bilby commented on the word stob
Scots - fence post.
December 6, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word stob
"His grave at Saint Mary's Church in Newport, Maryland, was marked by a fragrant cedar stob that rotted away a long time ago."
--James L. Swanson, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, 245
May 30, 2008