staddle

IPA: stˈædʌɫ

noun

  • (archaic) A prop or support; a staff, crutch.
  • The lower part or supporting frame of a stack, a stack-stand.
  • Any supporting framework or base.
  • A small tree; sapling.
  • (agriculture) One of the separate plots into which a cock of hay is shaken out for the purpose of drying.

verb

  • To form staddles of hay.
  • (forestry) To mark a sapling to be spared during a cut down of trees.
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Examples of "staddle" in Sentences

  • There is an old granary in the area, built on staddle stones.
  • It is built on sixteen staddle stones as an anti vermin measure.
  • Bee hives were often set on top of staddle stones to keep out predators and provide dry and airy conditions.

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