stubiron

Iron formed from stub-nails. It is used especially for gun-barrels of superior quality. IMG:content-0447.png:[blocks in formation] stub, v. t. [STUB, s.] 1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate. (Usually followed by up .) "In every green, if the fence be not thine, Now stub up the bushes, the gra to be fine." Tu er: Husbandry; January. 2. To clear of roots; as, to stub land. "Stout were their hearts, and stubborn was their strife." Scott: The Poacher. *4. Stiff, not flexible. "Bow, stubborn knees."- Shakesp . Hamlet , iii. 3. *5. Hardy, firm; enduring without complaint. *6. Rough, rugged, harsh. "Your stubborn usage of the Pope." Shakesp.: King John, v. 1. 7. Not easily melted or worked; refractory; as, a stubborn metal or ore. 8. Ruthle , insensible, hard-hearted. "Thou art said to have a stubborn soul." Shakesp.: Measure for Measure, v. 9. Difficult to deal with. stone, or other fixed object. stŭb'-běd, a. [Eng.stub; -ed.] 1. Cut down to a stub or stump. "Against a stubbed tree he reels."