stubby
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Stubby
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So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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stubby (ˈstʌbɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -bier, -biest | |
| 1. | short and broad; stumpy or thickset |
| 2. | bristling and stiff |
| —n | |
| 3. | slang (Austral) Also called: stubbie a small bottle of beer |
| 'stubbily | |
| —adv | |
| 'stubbiness | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Use a short, stubby pole with a strong line with a sinker to get your bait near the bottom.
All flies sport short, stubby antennae, while the antennae of bees are notably long and slender.
And the fingers were short, stubby, and lacked sharp claws.
Owners thought of it as a stubby station wagon, but it was really an elongated hatchback.
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