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单词 staddle
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staddle

[ stad-l ]
/ ˈstæd l /

noun

the lower part of a stack of hay or the like.
a supporting frame for a stack, or a platform on which a stack is placed.
any supporting framework or base.

Origin of staddle

before 900; Middle English stathel,Old English stathol base, support, tree trunk; cognate with Old High German stadal barn, Old Norse stǫthull milking place; akin to stead

Words nearby staddle

stack the cards, stackup, stacte, stactometer, Stacy, staddle, staddlestone, stade, Stader splint, stadholder, stadia
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Example sentences from the Web for staddle

  • After this they passed through the monotonous glades, planted here and there with a staddle.

    Sentimental Education, Volume II|Gustave Flaubert
  • We therefore tied him to a staddle, and, after looking to our priming, we began to descend the height.

    Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for staddle

staddle
/ (ˈstædəl) /

noun

a support or prop, esp a low flat-topped stone structure for supporting hay or corn stacks about two feet above ground level
a supporting frame for such a stack
the lower part of a hay or corn stack

Word Origin for staddle

Old English stathol base; related to Old Norse stothull cow pen, Old High German stadal barn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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