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stad⋅dle

  [stad-l]
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–noun
1. the lower part of a stack of hay or the like.
2. a supporting frame for a stack, or a platform on which a stack is placed.
3. any supporting framework or base.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME stathel, OE stathol base, support, tree trunk; c. OHG stadal barn, ON stǫthull milking place; akin to stead
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stad·dle   (stād'l)   
n.  A base or support, especially a platform on which hay or straw is stacked.

[Middle English stathel, from Old English stathol; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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