a small part of a page, e.g. of a chequebook, left on the spine as a record of the contents of the part torn away
the part of a ticket returned to the user after inspection
a short blunt part of a pencil, cigarette, etc left after a larger part has been used up or broken off
the part of a plant remaining after the stem or trunk has been cut; the stump
something cut short, stunted, or blunted
[Old English stybb]