(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.) Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.
(v. i.) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out;
decayed.
(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.
(a.) To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of
horses and cattle.
(v. i.) That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by
use.
(v. i.) A prostitute.
(v. i.) Urine, esp. 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.
(v. t.) A stalking-horse.
(v. t.) A stalemate.
(v. t.) A laughingstock; a dupe.
