DCHP-1 Online
grub(b) ((n.)) Lumbering, Obs. 
n. See quotes.
- 1853 In squaring the butt-end, a large mortice--or grub-hole as it is termed--must be left to pass the chain through to draw the mast.
- 1945 One of the components of the stave-crib was the "grubb" or "stave grubb"--the name occurs constantly (with "floats" and "traverses") in the records, but what they were is now unknown.
- 1853 In squaring the butt-end, a large mortice--or grub-hole as it is termed--must be left to pass the chain through to draw the mast.