Meaning of up the stump | Babel Free

Definitions

1. At a loss, puzzled, in a bind.
   informal
2. Pregnant.
   Canada, informal

Examples

“Science is up the stump. She can't find⟳ out why green sorghum should be so quickly fatal to cattle, says an exchange⟳.”

“He said old Dr. Blank had been attending to him all day, but was “up the stump” and wanted me to help⟳.”

“Just today I gave his history class a few questions to answer⟳ and hand in, but when it came time to answering the last⟳ two he was up the stump.”

“Met him at a dance⟳, a skinny little French-Canadian who shot her a line of bull and put⟳ her up the stump before waving goodbye from the troop train⟳.”

“"I'm real glad that you told me. When your mom and I got married, it was because she was up the stump, you know⟳ that, huh?"”

“You're up the stump, Edith Fulton. You're going to have⟳ a baby.”

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