Stub

STUB, noun [Latin , setting, fixing. See [[Stop]].]

1. The stump of a tree; that part of the stem of a tree which remains fixed int he earth when the tree is cut down. [Stub, in the United States, I believe is never used for the stump of an herbaceous plant.]

2. A log; a block. [Not in use.]

STUB, verb transitive

1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.

2. To strike the toes against a stump, stone or other fixed object.