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Meaning
Noun
●
A
town
containing
merchants
who have
exclusive right
, under
royal
authority
, to
purchase
or
produce
certain
goods
for
export
; also, the body of such
merchants
seen as a group.
●
Place of supply; source.
●
The
principal
commodity
produced
in a
town
or region.
●
A
basic
or
essential
supply.
●
A
recurring
topic
or character.
●
Short
fiber
,
as of
cotton
, sheep’s
wool
, or the like, which can be
spun
into
yarn
or thread.
●
Unmanufactured
material
;
raw
material
.
●
In Fasteners:
A
wire
fastener
used to
secure
stacks
of
paper
by
penetrating
all the
sheets
and
curling
around.
●
In Fasteners:
A
wire
fastener
used to
secure
something else
by
penetrating
and curling.
●
In Fasteners:
A U-shaped
metal
fastener
, used to
attach
fence wire
or other
material
to
posts
or structures.
●
One of a set of U-shaped
metal
rods
hammered
into a structure, such as a
piling
or
wharf
, which
serve
as a ladder.
●
In Mining:
A
shaft
,
smaller
and
shorter
than the
principal
one,
joining
different levels.
●
A small pit.
●
A
district
granted
to an abbey.
●
A
post
;
prop
; support
Verb
●
To
sort
according to
its staple.
●
To
secure
with a staple.
Adj
●
Relating to, or being market of
staple
for, commodities.
●
Established in
commerce
;
occupying
the
markets
; settled.
●
Fit to be
sold
; marketable.
●
Regularly
produced
or
manufactured
in large
quantities
;
belonging
to
wholesale
traffic
;
principal
; chief.
Name
●
A
village
and
civil parish
in Dover
district
, Kent, England (OS
grid
ref
TR2756).
●
A
habitational
surname
from Middle English.
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