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To turn into a stump.
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I sympathize in your resentment against the canonical Dons, who stumpify the heads of those good green people, beneath whose friendly shade so many of your happiest hours have glided away, — but they defy them; let them stumpify as much as they please, time will repair the mischief, — their verdant arms will again extend, and invite you to their shelter.
They are some of the finest old stumpified staring trees I ever saw, with a small waterfall, rocks of all shapes &c &c.
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This particular tree is being stumpified due to its unacceptable branching at present-- its saving grace is a tremendous trunk bole and surface roots, which is why I originally bought it.
I find ankle straps sexy as all get out, and don't think they stumpify the leg at all.
To baffle; to completely puzzle.
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I did make sure my PALcode was above the required minimum but other than that, I have been stumpified.
That question stumpified me.