STALE

Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.

A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)

The posts and rungs composing a ladder.

The stem of a plant.

The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.

A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.

A stalemate; a stalemated game.

An ambush.

A band of armed men or hunters.

The main force of an army.

(livestock) urine, especially used of horses and cattle.

A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.

Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.

An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.

A partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.

A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.

A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.

Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.