While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Paltry pencil crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on January 9 2025 Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Paltry pencil has a total of 4 letters.
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Definition
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The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which
remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied
especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
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A log; a block; a blockhead.
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The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been
broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of
a pencil, candle, or cigar.
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A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out,
on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually
recorded.
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A pen with a short, blunt nib.
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A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
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To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up
edible roots.
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To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
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To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other
fixed object.
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STUB
Paltry pencil
Wall Street Journal
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
Wall Street Journal Crossword, January 9 2025
The answer we have in our database for "Paltry pencil" is: STUB
There are a total of 4 letters in STUB
The crossword clue "Paltry pencil" was last spotted on January 9 2025
"Paltry pencil" was last seen on Wall Street Journal Crossword