stob

English

Noun

stob (plural stobs)

1. (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting.

Verb

stob (third-person singular simple present stobs, present participle stobbing, simple past and past participle stobbed)

1. (dialect, Appalachian, Northern England, Scotland) Regional variant of stab.
2. (dialect, Northern England, Scotland) To roof with stob-thatch, to make mats with a stob tool.

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

stob m (genitive stuib, plural stoban)

1. stake (pointed stick)
2. stump
3. prick, thorn

Synonyms

• (thorn): droigheann

Verb

stob (present participle stobadh)

1. prick, prod
2. push, thrust