Lexic.us

Definition of Staddle

1. Noun. A base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked.

Definition of Staddle

1. n. Anything which serves for support; a staff; a prop; a crutch; a cane.

2. v. t. To leave the staddles, or saplings, of, as a wood when it is cut.

Definition of Staddle

1. a platform on which hay is stacked [n -S]

Medical Definition of Staddle

1. 1. Anything which serves for support; a staff; a prop; a crutch; a cane. "His weak steps governing And aged limbs on cypress stadle stout." (Spenser) 2. The frame of a stack of hay or grain. 3. A row of dried or drying hay, etc. 4. A small tree of any kind, especially a forest tree. In America, trees are called staddles from the time that they are three or four years old till they are six or eight inches in diameter, or more. This is also the sense in which the word is used by Bacon and Tusser. Alternative forms: stadle. Origin: AS. Staool, sraoul, a foundation, firm seat; akin to E. Stand. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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