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Stail

Stail

(stāl)
,
Noun.
A handle, as of a mop; a stale.
[Eng.]

Definition 2024


stail

stail

English

Noun

stail (plural stails)

  1. (Britain, obsolete) Alternative form of stale (a long, thin handle, as of mops, rakes, etc.)

Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from English stallion.

Pronunciation

Noun

stail f (genitive singular staile, nominative plural staileanna)

  1. stallion

Declension

Usage notes

Despite the meaning, this noun is feminine and is referred back to using the feminine pronoun .