staple

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staple englannista suomeksi

A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
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Place of supply; source.
(RQ:Macaulay History of England)
The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
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A basic or essential supply.

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A recurring topic or character.
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Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.

''Tow is flax with short staple.''

Unmanufactured material; raw material.
To sort according to its staple.
Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
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Fit to be sold; marketable.
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Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
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A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.

''Can you believe they use staples to hold cars together these days?''

A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.

''The rancher used staples to attach the barbed wire to the fence-posts.''

(RQ:Douglass Bondage)
One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.

''Fortunately, there were staples in the quay wall, and she was able to climb out of the water.''