staddle

[stad-l]

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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.

staddle

/ ˈ��æ��ə�� /

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of staddle¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of staddle¹

Old English stathol base; related to Old Norse stothull cow pen, Old High German stadal barn

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On the east side, in front of the house, a barn stands clear of the ground on staddle stones; and opposite is the cow byre.

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It is therefore necessary to erect temporary scaffolds, called more generally "staddles," upon which the hay is to be piled in large stacks.

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We therefore tied him to a staddle, and, after looking to our priming, we began to descend the height.

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

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But not a second was to be lost; for the scream shook the staddles, and rung and rolled.

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Stacy staddlestone

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