stales

noun

Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.

1. (of alcohol) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).
2. To make stale; to cause to go out of fashion or currency; to diminish the novelty or interest of, particularly by excessive exposure or consumption.
3. To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.
4. (alcohol) To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age.

1. A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
2. The posts and rungs composing a ladder.
3. The stem of a plant.
4. The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.

verb

To make a ladder by joining rungs ("stales") between the posts.

1. A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.
2. A stalemate; a stalemated game.
3. An ambush.
4. A band of armed men or hunters.
5. The main force of an army.

1. To stalemate.
2. To be stalemated.

verb

(livestock) To urinate, especially used of horses and cattle.

1. A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.
2. Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.
3. An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.
4. A partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.
5. A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.
6. A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.
7. Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.

verb

To serve as a decoy, to lure.