Definition of stake

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Staithman (n.) A man employed in weighing and shipping at a staith.

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Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Stanchion :: Stanchion (n.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay..
Inadvertency :: Inadvertency (n.) The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence..
Raffle :: Raffle (v.) A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes.
Trip :: Trip (n.) A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
Swoopstake :: Swoopstake (n.) See Sweepstake.
Misprint :: Misprint (n.) A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book full of misprints..
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstake (n.) A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep.
Bridestake :: Bridestake (n.) A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round..
Miss :: Miss (n.) Harm from mistake.
Loggat :: Loggat (n.) An old game in England, played by throwing pieces of wood at a stake set in the ground..
Misween :: Misween (v. i.) To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.
Misworship :: Misworship (n.) Wrong or false worship; mistaken practices in religion.
Inadvertency :: Inadvertency (n.) An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence..
Fraise :: Fraise (n.) A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
Jeofail :: "Jeofail (n.) An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight..
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstakes (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.
Aright :: Aright (adv.) Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright..
Lucky :: Lucky (superl.) Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour..
Welter :: Welter (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes..
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