| 单词 | to buy on the stump |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto buy (timber) on the stump b. The base of a growing tree. to buy (timber) on the stump; before felling. Cf. stub n. 1b, 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > stem, trunk, or bole > base of stub1558 butt end1601 tree-foot1855 stump1902 1902 S. E. White Blazed Trail xiv You originally paid in cash for all that timber on the stump just ten thousand dollars. 1902 S. E. White Blazed Trail xxxiv. 243 There ought to be about eight or ten million [feet of timber]..worth in the stump anywhere from sixteen to twenty thousand dollars. 1902 Daily Chron. 31 Dec. 6/3 Twenty-four hours from stump to saw-mill is a regular thing now in some of the eastern mills. < as lemmas |
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