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stump ((v.)) 
v. remove the stumps from, as in clearing land.
- 1820 (1823) But, though none of it should produce any grass worth naming, it must remain in this state till it can be stumped or partly so.
- 1932 Many a day he toiled strongly, clearing his land from bush, stumping it, picking off the stones . . . making roads and raising what crops he could in the meantime.
- 1820 (1823) But, though none of it should produce any grass worth naming, it must remain in this state till it can be stumped or partly so.