Defn: Any cause of stumbling, perplexity, or error. We preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. 1 Cor. i. 23.
STUMBLINGLY
Stum"bling*ly, adv.
Defn: In a stumbling manner.
STUMBLING-STONE
Stum"bling-stone`, n.
Defn: A stumbling-block.
This stumbling-stone we hope to take away. T. Burnet.
STUMP
Stump, n. Etym: [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.
3. pl.
Defn: The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]