- stump|land
- stump|land «STUHMP luhnd, -LAND», noun.land covered with tree stumps.
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stump — [stump] n. [ME stumpfe, prob. < or akin to MLowG stump < IE * stomb < base * steb(h) > STAMP, STAFF1] 1. the lower end of a tree or plant remaining in the ground after most of the stem or trunk has been cut off 2. anything like a… … English World dictionary
stump|jump plow — stump|jump plough or stump|jump plow «STUHMP JUHMP», Australian. a machine by which land can be plowed without clearing it of stumps … Useful english dictionary
stump|jump plough — or stump|jump plow «STUHMP JUHMP», Australian. a machine by which land can be plowed without clearing it of stumps … Useful english dictionary
Stump-jump plough — Plan of the original single furrow plough The stump jump plough is a kind of plough invented in South Australia in the late nineteenth century by Richard Bowyer Smith to solve the particular problem of preparing mallee lands for cultivation.… … Wikipedia
stump — stumpless, adj. stumplike, adj. /stump/, n. 1. the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed. 2. the part of a limb of the body… … Universalium
stump — {{11}}stump (n.) mid 14c., remaining part of a severed arm or leg, from or cognate with M.L.G. stump (from adj. meaning mutilated, blunt, dull ), M.Du. stomp stump, from P.Gmc. *stump (Cf. O.N. stumpr, O.H.G., Ger. stumpf stump, Ger. Stummel… … Etymology dictionary
stump — [[t]stʌmp[/t]] n. 1) the lower end of a tree trunk or plant left standing after the upper part falls or is cut off 2) the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been cut off 3) den a part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the… … From formal English to slang
stump — /stʌmp / (say stump) noun 1. the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and the branches have been removed. 2. the part of a limb of the body remaining after the… …
stump — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stumpe; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp Date: 14th century 1. a. the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed b. a rudimentary or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Land and Sea — Infobox Television show name = Land and Sea caption = show name 2 = genre = Documentary creator = director = creative director = developer = presenter = Pauline Thornhill starring = voices = narrated = Pauline Thornhill, Fred Greening theme music … Wikipedia
