Stob
/stɒb/noun
A dialect word meaning a stump, post, or short blunt stick.
Did you know?Stob is an old northern English and Scots word, and its deep roots are connected to the same ancient Germanic family that gave English words for sticks, stubs, and posts.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*stubaz
“A stub, stump, or blunt projection”
Old English
OE
stob
“A post, stump, or short stick”
Middle English
ME
stobbe
“A stump or short, thick piece of wood”
Modern Scots / Northern English
Scots
stob
“A stake, post, or stump”