stob
A short stake, post, or stump sticking out of the ground.
Updated September 24, 2026
stob pronunciation
/STAHB/
Meaning
A stob is that stub of wood you drive in for a fence, a tomato plant, or a survey line. It can also be the leftover stump of a bush that catches your boot. Farm talk through and through. Folks also use stob as a verb meaning to jab or stab.
How folks use it
- “Drive a stob in each corner before you stretch that wire.”
- “I barked my shin on a stob somebody left in the yard.”
Origin and etymology
Middle English variant of stub. Kept alive chiefly in Southern and South Midland speech for a short stake or stump. Scots and northern English dialects use it the same way.
Frequently asked questions
Is a stob the same as a stub?
Close kin. Stub is the general English word. Stob is the Southern farm version, usually a short post or stake you can drive.