The upper branches are then trimmed close to the trunk, and are woven with alders among the long stubs sticking down from the trunk into the river bed.
"Ways of Wood Folk"
William J. Long
In a moment they were out again and rushed back to their respective stubs, where they threw their heads back and wriggled their minnows down their throats with a haste to choke them all.
"A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories"
William Long
He drew out the table drawer; inside were scraps of paper, a fountain-pen, a cheque-book and some old stubs.
"The Desert Valley"
Jackson Gregory