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Stumpy

//ˈstʌmpi//

Definitions

1
Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.
“That’s better. Gilbert Goodie! I should have known it was you. The one-legged layabout. The uni-ped idler. The stumpy skiver. Stealing coins from a wishing well now, are we? You couldn’t make it up!”
2
Full of stumps.
a stumpy forest

1
An amputee who has lost a leg.
Many of the cricketers were amputees, yet they were not without resources. The "wingies" did the running for the "stumpies," and the "stumpies" did the batting for the "wingies."
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From stump + -y.

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//ˈstʌmpi//

1
Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.
“That’s better. Gilbert Goodie! I should have known it was you. The one-legged layabout. The uni-ped idler. The stumpy skiver. Stealing coins from a wishing well now, are we? You couldn’t make it up!”
2
Full of stumps.
a stumpy forest

1
An amputee who has lost a leg.
Many of the cricketers were amputees, yet they were not without resources. The "wingies" did the running for the "stumpies," and the "stumpies" did the batting for the "wingies."
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From stump + -y.

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limby

2

Money.

Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.

3

Ellipsis of Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog.