- staddle
- [ʹstædl] n
1. нижняя часть стога, скирды2. подпора, подставка; козлы, подмости3. лес. подрост, деревцо, оставляемое в срубаемом лесу
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Staddle — Stad dle (st[a^]d d l), n. [AS. sta[eth]ol, sta[eth]ul, a foundation, firm seat; akin to E. stand. [root]163. See {Stand}, v. i.] [Formerly written {stadle}.] 1. Anything which serves for support; a staff; a prop; a crutch; a cane. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Staddle — Stad dle, v. t. 1. To leave the staddles, or saplings, of, as a wood when it is cut. [R.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. To form into staddles, as hay. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staddle — [stad′ l] n. [ME stadel < OE stathol, akin to Ger stadel, barn: for IE base see STAND] Now Chiefly Dial. a lower part or support; specif., the base or framework of a stack, as of hay … English World dictionary
staddle — 1) anything that supports another is a staddle. 2) a mark or impression made on any thing by somewhat lying upon it ; so scars or marks of the small pox are called staddles. Also the bottom of a corn mow or hay stack is called the staddle. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
staddle — n. a platform or framework supporting a rick etc. Phrases and idioms: staddle stone a stone supporting a staddle or rick etc. Etymology: OE stathol base f. Gmc, rel. to STAND … Useful english dictionary
Staddle — A village of the Bree land, lying on the south eastern slopes of the Bree hill. Staddle was the main settlement of the Bree hobbits … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
Staddle stones — were originally used as supporting bases for granaries, hayricks, game larders, etc. The staddle stones lifted the granaries above the ground thereby protecting the stored grain from vermin and water seepage. In Middle English staddle or stadle… … Wikipedia
staddle stone — noun A low mushroom shaped arrangement of a conical and flat, circular stone, used as a support for a haystack • • • Main Entry: ↑staddle … Useful english dictionary
staddle stone — noun One of the mushroom shaped stones used as a support for a barn, (or staddle). The mushroom shaping prevents rats from climbing up to the barn … Wiktionary
staddle — noun Etymology: Middle English stathel base, support, bottom of a stack, from Old English statho base; akin to Old High German stān to stand more at stand Date: 15th century a base (as of piling) for a stack of hay or straw … New Collegiate Dictionary
staddle — /stad l/, n. 1. the lower part of a stack of hay or the like. 2. a supporting frame for a stack, or a platform on which a stack is placed. 3. any supporting framework or base. [bef. 900; ME stathel, OE stathol base, support, tree trunk; c. OHG… … Universalium
