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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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(1):

(a.) To make water; to discharge urine; - said especially of horses and cattle.

(2):

(v. t.) Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon.

(3):

(v. i.) Urine, esp. that of beasts.

(4):

(v. i.) That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.

(5):

(v. t.) A stalemate.

(6):

(v. i.) Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.

(7):

(v. i.) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.

(8):

(v. i.) Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.

(9):

(v. t.) A laughingstock; a dupe.

(10):

(n.) The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

(11):

(v. t.) A stalking-horse.

(12):

(v. i.) Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.

(13):

(v. t.) To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out.

(14):

(v. i.) A prostitute.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stale'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stale.html. 1828.
 
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