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Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
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A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
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The posts and rungs composing a ladder.
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The stem of a plant.
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The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
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A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.
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A stalemate; a stalemated game.
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An ambush.
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A band of armed men or hunters.
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The main force of an army.
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(livestock) Urine, especially used of horses and cattle.
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A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.
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Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.
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An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.
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A partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.
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A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.
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A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.
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Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.