Stale

n.	1.	The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake. But seeing the arrow's stale without, and that the head did go No further than it might be seen. - Chapman.
a.	1.	Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.
	2.	Not new; not freshly made; as, stale bread.
	3.	Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.
	4.	Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common. Wit itself, if stale is less pleasing. - Grew. How weary, stale flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world! - Shak. Stale affidavit (Law) an affidavit held above a year. Stale demand (Law) a claim or demand which has not been pressed or demanded for a long time. - Craig.
v. t.	1.	To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out. [imp. & p. p. Staled (stāld); p. pr. & vb. n. Staling.] Age can not wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To make water; to discharge urine; - said especially of horses and cattle.
n.	1.	That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.
	2.	A prostitute.
	3.	Urine, esp. that of beasts.
	1.	Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon. Still, as he went, he crafty stales did lay. - Spenser.
	2.	A stalking-horse.
	3.	(Chess) A stalemate.
	4.	A laughingstock; a dupe.

Verb	1.	stale - urinate, of cattle and horses
Adj.	1.	stale - showing deterioration from age; "stale bread" Antonyms: fresh - not stale or old; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"
	2.	stale - lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race" Synonyms: moth-eaten, old
	3.	stale - no longer new; uninteresting; "cold (or stale) news" Synonyms: cold

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