main stem

noun

, Slang.

1. the main street of a city or town; the main drag.

Word History and Origins

Origin of main stem¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

Everything that might hinder its development is removed, and any off-shoot of the main stem is skilfully cut off.

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Nephews and cousins bearing the same name had succumbed to intermarriage and degeneracy, yet the main stem had grown straight.

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The congestion on the main stem of the Pennsylvania railway between Pittsburg and Philadelphia is a case in point.

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Its trunk was buried in the tangle of rank summer growth, but a branch had been broken off and left a hole in the main stem.

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Flat, cartilaginous main stem, much branched, and all beset with pinnul.

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