Stum"bling*ly (?), adv. In a stumbling manner.
Stum"bling-stone` (?), n. A stumbling-block.
This stumbling-stone we hope to take away.
T. Burnet.
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.
2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated
or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a
leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.