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a political campaign speech, esp. one made on a campaign tour.[1810-20, Amer.]
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Stump speech — may be:*Stump speech (politics), a political speech *Stump speech (minstrelsy), a part of the blackface minstrel show … Wikipedia
stump speech — noun political oratory • Hypernyms: ↑oratory * * * noun : a speech made in the course of stump speaking * * * a political campaign speech, esp. one made on a campaign tour. [1810 20, Amer.] * * * stump speech noun • • • Main Entry: ↑stump … Useful english dictionary
Stump speech (minstrelsy) — The stump speech was a comic monologue from blackface minstrelsy. A typical stump speech consisted of malapropisms, nonsense sentences, and puns delivered in a parodied version of Black Vernacular English. The stump speaker wore blackface makeup… … Wikipedia
Stump speech (politics) — A political stump speech is a standard speech used by a politician running for office. The term derives from the custom in 19th century America for political candidates campaigning from town to town to stand upon a sawed off tree stump to deliver … Wikipedia
stump speech — political campaign speech … English contemporary dictionary
Stump — Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stump tracery — Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stump — may refer to: *Stump (tree), the rooted remains of a felled tree *Stump (cricket), one of three small wooden posts which the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball *Stump, in politics, the place where a stump speech is given or an occasion… … Wikipedia
stump — stump1 [stʌmp] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Middle Low Germa] 1.) the bottom part of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down ▪ an old tree stump 2.) the short part of someone s leg, arm etc that remains after the rest of … Dictionary of contemporary English
stump — 1 noun (C) 1 TREE the bottom part of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down; tree stump 2 SOMETHING BROKEN the small useless part of something that remains after most of it has broken off or worn away: the stump… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
