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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