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stump

Low outcrop of rock formed by the erosion of a coastal stack. Unlike a stack, which is exposed at all times, a stump is exposed only at low tide. Eventually it is worn away completely.

stump

String instrument of the cittern type invented around 1600 by Daniel Farrant. The manuscript of the only surviving piece written for it, ‘To the Stump by F P’, is in Christ Church, Oxford. From it have been inferred various details such as length of strings, number of courses, and compass.
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His performance against the Scots made up at 39 and, while he may not match the heroics of fellow stumper Gilchrist, who had a make-up of 141 in 2005 when Australia last played a onedayer at The Oval, he looks a cheap buy at 35.
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And the stumper will have plenty of experience of knowing what to expect from the bulk of the bowlers, with four of them playing with him at Elland, in the shape of quick bowlers Danny Rhodes, Craig Fletcher and Sam Scott, plus spinner Greg Buckley.
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