Stale

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1. Noun

The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

2. Verb

Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.

3. Verb

Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.

4. Verb

Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.

5. Verb

Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.

6. Verb

To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out.

7. Adjective

To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.

8. Verb

That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.

9. Verb

A prostitute.

10. Verb

Urine, esp. that of beasts.

11. Verb

Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon.

12. Verb

A stalking-horse.

13. Verb

A stalemate.

14. Verb

A laughingstock; a dupe.
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