| Stake (stake) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Stake |
| [AS. staca, from
the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. *** LG. stake, D.
staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See Stick,
v. t., and cf. Estacade, Stockade.] |
A piece of wood, usually long and slender,
pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a
support or stay] as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges,
etc.
A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or
mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to
prevent goods from falling off.
The piece of timber to which a martyr was
affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.
A small anvil usually furnished with a tang
to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths,
etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.
That which is laid down as a wager; that
which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
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To fasten, support, or defend
with stakes] as, to stake vines or plants.
To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with
out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new
road.
To put at hazard upon the issue of
competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to
pledge.
To pierce or wound with a stake.
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A
territorial division; -- called also stake of Zion.
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