- (v.i.) Urine, especially that of beasts.
- (v.t.) Something set or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon.
- (n.) The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.
- (v.i.) Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.
- (v.i.) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.
- (v.i.) A prostitute.
- (v.i.) Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.
- (a.) To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.
- (v.t.) A laughingstock; a dupe.
- (v.t.) A stalking-horse.
- (v.i.) Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.
- (v.t.) To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty or use of; to wear out.
- (v.i.) That which is stale or worn out by long keeping or by use.
- (v.t.) A stalemate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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