restump

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verb

To renew the stumps supporting a house

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbrestump (third-person singular simple present restumps, present participle restumping, simple past and past participle restumped)

present singular third person restumps · participle present restumping · participle past restumped · past restumped

  1. AustraliabusinessTo renew the stumps supporting a house

    A house in Moorabbin listed for sale with Better House Removers would cost its buyer "about $75,000-$90,000" to move, including the house, restumping, rejoining, new roof, sarking and metal batons, and council permits, Mr Bernardo estimated.

    2009 January 25, Caroline James, “Traps to avoid when relocating a home”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2009

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishstump
  7. Englishrestump

From re- + stump.

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APA

restump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restump

MLA

“restump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restump. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restump,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restump.

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