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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf. stump up.-—5, in up a stump, in a difficulty: US (late 1820s), anglicised by
1919. (OED Sup.) l.e. 'up a tree'. stump, v. To walk: from late 1850s. (H., 1st ed.)
Gen. stump it, which in Lytton, 1841, means to decamp, a sense very ob. and rare
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
stump it , see STUMP, v., 1. stump up , v.t. To pay down, disburse: 1821, Egan (
see quotation at RUBBISH); 1881, Blackmore. Rare. Ex stump up, to dig up by
the roots. cf. PLANK, v., 3. 2. Hence, v.i., to pay up; to disburse money, FORK
OUT: ...
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
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Curious English Words and Phrases: The Truth Behind the ...
Stump up Two expressions come from tree stumps, both of them American. In
pioneer times people used to stand on the stump of a tree to speak at rural
meetings and that custom is now applied to politicians making speeches while
touring ...
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The Ultimate Violation: A Warning to All
Treat and I were doing most ofthe work ofpulling the stump up from the ground
directly into the front of the tree fort flooring. As the pulling became more ofa
struggle, Frank began helping out by adding his strength to the strenuous pulling
on ...
I was hoping to find something that might cheer Stump up and be useful at the
same time. “It was too dark to tell. All I could see for sure was that he was
chewing and chewing and chewing.” “Was he alone?” the old lady asked. “I
couldn't tell.
“But— but did you see his face, boys, after he heaved the stump up? I—just pick
that stump up, will you?” They went to the misshapen, ragged monster and lifted it
, puffing under the weight. “All right.” They dropped it obediently. “And he—he ...
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Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery
One night, as she lay in bed, by the side of her husband, between sleeping and
waking, she heard of a sudden a horse coming stump, stump, up to the door.
Then there was a pause - she expected every moment to hear some one cry out,
and ...
George Henry Borrow, 2004
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Wild Wales: its people, language, and scenery
One night, as she lay in bed, by the side of her husband, between sleeping and
waking, she heard of a sudden, a horse coming stump, stump, up to the door.
Then there was a pause — she expected every moment to hear some one cry out
, ...
George Henry Borrow, 1862
"Butbut did you see his face, boys, after he heaved the stump up? Ijust pick that
stump up, will you?" Theywent tothe misshapen, ragged monster andlifted it,
puffing under theweight. "All right." Theydropped it obediently. "And hehe just
swung it ...
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Max Brand Bull Hunter:
"But—but did you see his face, boys, after he heaved the stump up? I—just pick
that stump up, will you?" They went to the misshapen, ragged monster and lifted it
, puffing under the weight. "All right." They dropped it obediently. "And he—he ...
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The amputee who impersonates celebrities with her stump
An amputee who dresses her stump up to resemble celebrities says it helps ... a one-woman comedy show about how she didn't feel like a grown-up, when a ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
