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Added 10 October 2026

stob

noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about stob at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting.
A small post for supporting paling.
A wedge in coal-mining.

verb

To stab.
To roof with stob-thatch.
To make mats with a stob tool.

Origin

From Middle English; variant of stub.

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