Sergeant Stubby (1916 – ) was a dog who was the unofficial mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment and was assigned to the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I and travelled with his division to France to fight alongside the French. He served for 18 months and participated in 17 battles and four offensives on the Western Front. The meaning of STUBBY is abounding with stubs.
How to use stubby in a sentence. STUBBY definition: of the nature of or resembling a stub. See examples of stubby used in a sentence. 1.
stubby thumb disease, of or resembling a stub. 2. short and thick or broad; thickset or squat: stubby fingers. 3. consisting of or abounding in stubs.
stubby thumb disease, While training for combat on the fields of Yale University in 1917, Private J. Robert Conroy made friends with a brindle puppy with a short tail. He and other soldiers called the stray dog "Stubby", and soon the dog became the mascot of the 102nd Infantry, 26th Yankee Division. A pair of short, stubby arms soon develop on the body, with the ciliated bands extending into them. An object that is stubby is shorter and thicker than usual. He pointed a stubby finger at a wooden chair opposite him.
stubby (adjective) stubby / ˈ stʌbi/ adjective stubbier; stubbiest Britannica Dictionary definition of STUBBY : short and thick
