A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation. From LearnThat.org. [Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)]
stump a field. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
One of the reasons why he detested what he called stump oratory was because he believed it to be. From Wordnik.com. [Historical and Political Essays] Reference
Her answer, she said, Kiran, that she's ready and then she even offered to play what she called stump the candidate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2008] Reference
Nik said ... um, that stump is decorated with pretty lights. From Wordnik.com. [Slimbolala] Reference
Reading a date between the lines, this man's stump is evidence of frostbite. From Wordnik.com. [POEMS BY CIARAN CARSON, 1966-1972] Reference
For instance, if you need a large tree removed, are they experienced in stump grinding and other necessary aspects of the job?. From Wordnik.com. [How to find the best tree service contractors] Reference
The bandages on his stump were a nearly glaring white. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Book of Stormgate]
Thus the pencil stump, which is a Dixon Ticonderoga HB. From Wordnik.com. [descent, and then oblivion | clusterflock] Reference
Sitting atop the stump is a very tired and downcast old man. From Wordnik.com. [Big Government, The American Taxpayer and The Giving Tree] Reference
Beyond the stump was a low hillock, behind which the armsmen waited. From Wordnik.com. [Ordermaster]
And with the higher-elevation pines, they do what's called stump culturing. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
"Yes," replied Jonas, "the stump is the chimney, and the hole is the fireplace.". From Wordnik.com. [Rollo's Philosophy. [Air]] Reference
My stump is a great deal too tender, still, for me to bear anything of that sort. From Wordnik.com. [Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War] Reference
To my surprise, the stump was the center of aformation I had not seen anywhere else. From Wordnik.com. [The Persistence of Life] Reference
The golden hand strapped to the end of his stump was the next best thing to useless. From Wordnik.com. [Suvudu Final Four] Reference
Extending outward from the stump was a ghostly image of what had once been his right arm. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons of a Fallen Sun]
It was called stump-speaking for the reason that the candidates more often spoke in the open. From Wordnik.com. [Last of the Pioneers, Or Old Times in East Tenn.; Being the Life and Reminiscences of Pharaoh Jackson Chesney (Aged 120 Years).] Reference
What they're saying on the stump is the same thing that Hillary Clinton brought up during the primary campaign. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2008] Reference
To cultivate "Yankee-grubbed" country what are known as stump-jump implements, ploughs and cultivators are used. From Wordnik.com. [Wheat Growing in Australia] Reference
The swelling may in time lead to a club-shaped, deformed stump, which is difficult to fit with an artificial limb. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Among the evidence they seized was a tree stump, which is being speculated, may have been used for target practice. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2002] Reference
A Great Gray-owl sitting on a stump was a conspicuous feature of our landscape view; his white choker shone like a parson's. From Wordnik.com. [The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake] Reference
To tell you the truth, I had forgotten all about this and it did not occur to me that the envelope in the stump was a decoy. From Wordnik.com. [Every Man for Himself] Reference
So I've got this muscle, this cord, I think it is strong enough to go over and hit that stump, which is what I've been doing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2005] Reference
What they're saying on the stump is the same thing that Hillary Clinton brought up during the primary campaign is the issue of trust. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2008] Reference
CROWLEY: ... which he's been trying to do on the stump, which is well, he tells you he's going to cut taxes, but let's take a look at this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2008] Reference
The fashion of "stump" or stamp work appears to have been derived from. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Old Lace and Needlework] Reference
"Well, I 'stump' you to lick me!" went on Needham, thinking he was gaining ground. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
Suppose that some horridly sharp boy should 'stump' me with 'Davies' Arithmetic? '. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
North she would take to pantaloons, and "stump" the entire Free States; wouldn't you, Alice? '. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862] Reference
One could not just stand and deliver a modified "stump" speech whilst taking planted questions. From Wordnik.com. [Denis Campbell: Mr. Cairns Goes to Westminster? UK Election Writ Small, Retail & Local] Reference
It took more than a trifle to "stump" Raish Pulcifer. From Wordnik.com. [Galusha the Magnificent] Reference
Ed. 2 Chicot (a French word, meaning "stump"), now Harrison Island. —. From Wordnik.com. [Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806] Reference
You can find the "stump" adapters on ebay that will plug in and provide two outlets. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
Kudos to Vizio, a keyed kind of stump on the TV only allows the foot to go on one way. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
The autumn arrived, the campaign was on with a whoop, and I had my first taste of "stump" politics. From Wordnik.com. [Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill] Reference
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