Stump

Morpheme

Stump

Type

free base

Denotation

tree trunk remaining in the ground after felling, part cut off, blunt

Etymology

Middle English stumpe, stompe; from or cognate with Middle Low German stump and/or Middle Dutch stomp

Evidence

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