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1.nounSomething stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
2.nounA long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
3.nounThe posts and rungs composing a ladder.
4.nounThe stem of a plant.
5.nounThe shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
6.nounA fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.
7.nounA stalemate; a stalemated game.
8.nounAn ambush.
9.nounA band of armed men or hunters.
10.nounThe main force of an army.
11.noun(livestock) Urine, especially used of horses and cattle.
12.nounA live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.
13.nounAny lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.
14.nounAn accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.
15.nounA partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.
16.nounA patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.
17.nounA prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.
18.nounAny decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.