Definitions

1. noun

A person who stubs out cigarettes, cigars, or other smoking materials, or a device used for this purpose.

“The stubber carefully extinguished the cigar on the ashtray.”

2. noun

A tool used for removing the stubs from a reed or a brush.

“The painter needed a stubber to prepare the brush for painting.”

3. verb

To remove the stubs from a reed or a brush.

“She stubbed the reed to prepare it for use.”