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stumpy(2)(dictionary)
stumpy(dictionary)

squarson (iou) and stumpy(1) (iou)


squarson (iou)



squarson noun. Chiefly joc. L19.
[Blend of SQUIRE noun1 + PARSON.]
Hist. An Anglican clergyman who also held the position of squire in his parish.

stumpy(1) (iou)



stumpy adjective. E17.
[from STUMP noun1 + -Y1.]
Like a stump; short and thick, stocky. Formerly also, (of grass, stubble, etc.) full of stumps or short hard stalks. E17.
A. J. C. Hare The stumpy spire of the church could be seen. P. G. Wodehouse Men who are stumpy and about twenty pounds overweight.
Of ground: full of tree stumps. US. L17.
Worn down to a stump. L18.
W. Henry 'Company!' groaned Doc, gritting his stumpy teeth.
stumpily adverb L19.
stumpiness noun L19.