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stake(1) (iou)



stake noun1.
[Old English staca corresp. to Old Frisian, Middle & mod. Low German, Middle Dutch stake (Dutch staak), from Germanic, from base of STICK noun1. Cf. STAKE noun2.]
A stout stick or post, usu. of wood, sharpened at one end and driven into the ground as a support for a plant, boundary-marker, a part of the framework of a fence, etc. OE.
Hist.
a. A post to which a person was tied for execution, esp. by burning; the punishment of death by burning. ME.
b. A post to which a bull or bear was fastened to be baited. M16.
Chiefly Hist. A post sharpened at both ends for use in military defensive work. ME.
techn.
a. A small anvil used in metalworking, esp. one with a tang for fitting into a socket on a bench. M17.
b. Each of the posts fitted into sockets or staples on a wagon or boat to prevent a load from slipping off. N. Amer. colloq. L19.
c. Basket-making. Any of the rods forming the upright supports of the sides of a basket. E20.
In the Mormon Church: a territorial division; the jurisdiction of a Mormon bishop. Also Stake of Zion. M19.
Comb. & phrases: pick up stakes, pull up stakes, pull stakes N. Amer. depart; go to live elsewhere; PUNJI stake; stake and rice (fence) Scot. & north.: a fence made of stakes and brushwood; stake and rider (fence) (chiefly N. Amer.) a fence made of stakes with a top bar; stake-boat a boat anchored to mark the start or course for racing boats; stake-body US a body for a truck or lorry, having a flat open platform with removable posts along the sides; stake-driver US the American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, which has a call resembling a mallet striking a stake; stake-net a fishing net hung on stakes; Stake of Zion: see sense 5 above; stake-truck: with a stake-body.

Third World (money)


Definition: Underdeveloped nations.